SADC Topics Research and Development R&D Expenditure

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

High-technology exports in current prices (US dollars)

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
South Africa2,498,966,6632,745,990,0892,861,275,7472,615,633,1292,807,326,9352,810,596,5032,398,089,3622,198,581,3962,091,970,9571,833,309,5911,835,319,3032,418,464,0702,494,861,6822,215,402,3552,453,906,343
Angola102,003,479101,168,42290,114,52062,390,52679,264,14746,120,73043,596,70877,204,45589,918,197
Botswana26,827,40919,204,18537,935,08929,033,59053,818,63439,468,56818,663,24616,838,41523,428,72238,953,78525,600,565
Comoros194,928135,53519,6662,087,64128,546831,11438,57728,418
Congo, Dem. Rep.63,192,3205,559,8789,340,03026,163,46832,092,11817,461,7744,658,51417,597,5299,864,324
Lesotho817,8633,060,3321,008,052434,7891,323,583237,290535,475666,218480,654
Madagascar18,882,37465,670,7236,916,90946,778,14511,096,04212,823,72310,870,9219,810,8228,235,3227,250,7793,274,1433,063,7353,306,8283,982,231
Malawi1,802,09322,804,3601,663,90710,906,0099,986,1241,895,3282,983,8471,072,4751,170,4624,011,0251,317,7304,625,0032,422,1894,133,308
Mauritius6,212,7609,788,10410,637,1346,397,088354,9991,289,2261,053,13328,412,07731,292,62524,299,49420,091,0302,679,31716,986,3636,408,555
Mozambique104,748,49882,425,05944,098,22931,400,31112,215,23932,332,95227,233,0664,329,7182,250,3668,017,64818,227,78916,632,000
Namibia50,571,76648,214,196108,461,16172,391,902114,166,7396,257,80324,272,1012,162,3742,888,325169,247181,587639,994764,250845,964
Seychelles3,577,8152,061,7961,372,9181,062,09635,294,4305,531,3421,946,6981,315,183784,8698,462,099711
Eswatini2,320,7791,367,686698,6351,162,9501,063,5752,771,6882,250,7653,620,94011,447,2543,567,5693,747,6064,198,9513,985,5433,576,837
Tanzania28,334,81543,178,78599,499,78550,138,76128,115,0559,429,19217,985,73016,954,704186,259,3609,216,39518,387,06914,675,34817,578,11843,110,701
Zambia2,600,04111,889,97046,122,33316,747,92518,101,35129,388,136182,881,12536,185,16825,103,53421,464,46210,714,22910,218,8678,748,55414,668,136
Zimbabwe9,504,7958,976,85220,208,29618,935,95512,120,90611,810,01013,725,16511,180,3009,709,35827,782,7898,275,2594,788,2237,822,10210,554,661