R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Macao

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Macao in 2024 — 0.31%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 30. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.25 pp.

2024 0.31% +0.04 pp vs 2023
World rank 14of 30
Period maximum 0.45%2020
Period minimum 0.04%2011

Trend over time

2001–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Macao, 2001–202400.20.40.62001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 0.06%2002: 0.07%2003: 0.06%2004: 0.05%2005: 0.09%2006: 0.08%2007: 0.06%2008: 0.1%2009: 0.05%2010: 0.05%2011: 0.04%2012: 0.05%2013: 0.05%2014: 0.09%2015: 0.14%2016: 0.23%2017: 0.17%2018: 0.2%2019: 0.25%2020: 0.45%2021: 0.37%2022: 0.43%2023: 0.27%2024: 0.31%
Change over the period: +0.25 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Macao, by year Macao All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.31 +0.04 pp
2023 0.27 −0.16 pp
2022 0.43 +0.05 pp
2021 0.37 −0.08 pp
2020 0.45 +0.21 pp
2019 0.25 +0.05 pp
2018 0.2 +0.03 pp
2017 0.17 −0.06 pp
2016 0.23 +0.1 pp
2015 0.14 +0.05 pp
2014 0.09 +0.04 pp
2013 0.05 +0 pp
2012 0.05 +0 pp
2011 0.04 −0.01 pp
2010 0.05 −0 pp
2009 0.05 −0.05 pp
2008 0.1 +0.04 pp
2007 0.06 −0.03 pp
2006 0.08 −0 pp
2005 0.09 +0.03 pp
2004 0.05 −0.01 pp
2003 0.06 −0.01 pp
2002 0.07 +0.01 pp
2001 0.06

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HK Hong Kong 1.13 MO Macao 0.31

About the indicator

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of GDP — all current and capital spending by business, government, universities and nonprofit organizations on basic and applied research. The threshold of 3% of GDP is the target adopted in the EU; the leaders (Israel, South Korea) exceed 4.5%.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.