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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritius

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Mauritius in 2024 — 0.26%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 30. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 0.01 pp.

2024 0.26% +0.02 pp vs 2023
World rank 17of 30
Period maximum 0.4%2020
Period minimum 0.18%2012

Trend over time

1997–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritius, 1997–20240.10.20.30.40.519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 0.28%1998: 0.26%1999: 0.31%2000: 0.28%2001: 0.36%2002: 0.36%2003: 0.32%2004: 0.36%2005: 0.36%2012: 0.18%2017: 0.35%2018: 0.33%2019: 0.36%2020: 0.4%2021: 0.37%2022: 0.31%2023: 0.24%2024: 0.26%
Change over the period: −0.01 pp Annual average: 0 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.26 +0.02 pp
2023 0.24 −0.07 pp
2022 0.31 −0.06 pp
2021 0.37 −0.04 pp
2020 0.4 +0.05 pp
2019 0.36 +0.02 pp
2018 0.33 −0.02 pp
2017 0.35
2012 0.18
2005 0.36 −0.01 pp
2004 0.36 +0.04 pp
2003 0.32 −0.04 pp
2002 0.36 +0.01 pp
2001 0.36 +0.08 pp
2000 0.28 −0.03 pp
1999 0.31 +0.05 pp
1998 0.26 −0.02 pp
1997 0.28

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

KE Kenya 0.81 MU Mauritius 0.26

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.