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Macao: Research and development expenditure

0.31percent · 2024+254.3% since 2014

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for Macao from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20240.311
20230.271
20220.428
20210.373
20200.453
20190.247
20180.201
20170.172
20160.235
20150.136
20140.088
20130.051
20120.048
20110.044
20100.05
20090.054
20080.101
20070.057
20060.083
20050.088
20040.053
20030.062
20020.07
20010.062

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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