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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Madagascar

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Madagascar in 2017 — 0.01%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 96. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 0.17 pp.

2017 0.01% +0 pp vs 2016
World rank 96of 96
Period maximum 0.29%2003
Period minimum 0.01%2016

Trend over time

1997–2017 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Madagascar, 1997–201700.10.20.3199719992001200320052007200920112013201520171997: 0.18%1998: 0.09%1999: 0.08%2000: 0.1%2001: 0.18%2002: 0.2%2003: 0.29%2004: 0.19%2005: 0.15%2006: 0.14%2007: 0.12%2008: 0.12%2009: 0.13%2010: 0.1%2011: 0.09%2014: 0.01%2016: 0.01%2017: 0.01%
Change over the period: −0.17 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar

Madagascar 0.01%
World 2.14%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 0.01 +0 pp
2016 0.01
2014 0.01
2011 0.09 −0.01 pp
2010 0.1 −0.03 pp
2009 0.13 +0.01 pp
2008 0.12 −0 pp
2007 0.12 −0.02 pp
2006 0.14 −0.01 pp
2005 0.15 −0.04 pp
2004 0.19 −0.1 pp
2003 0.29 +0.09 pp
2002 0.2 +0.02 pp
2001 0.18 +0.08 pp
2000 0.1 +0.02 pp
1999 0.08 −0.01 pp
1998 0.09 −0.09 pp
1997 0.18

Eastern Africa, 2017

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

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.