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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mali

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Mali in 2023 — 0.15%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 84. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 0.03 pp.

2023 0.15% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 72of 84
Period maximum 0.47%2010
Period minimum 0.13%2019

Trend over time

2007–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mali, 2007–202300.20.40.62007200920112013201520172019202120232007: 0.17%2010: 0.47%2015: 0.26%2017: 0.25%2019: 0.13%2021: 0.15%2023: 0.15%
Change over the period: −0.03 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mali 0.15%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.15
2021 0.15
2019 0.13
2017 0.25
2015 0.26
2010 0.47
2007 0.17

Western Africa, 2023

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.