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Malta: Research and development expenditure

0.65percent · 2023-10.8% since 2013

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 Malta from 2002 to 2023.

20022023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.648
20220.575
20210.597
20200.6
20190.549
20180.546
20170.526
20160.54
20150.699
20140.677
20130.726
20120.792
20110.655
20100.583
20090.505
20080.524
20070.547
20060.581
20050.53
20040.489
20030.239
20020.251

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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