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Mauritius: Research and development expenditure

0.26percent · 2024-27.9% since 2004

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 Mauritius from 1997 to 2024.

19972024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20240.262
20230.239
20220.309
20210.368
20200.403
20190.357
20180.334
20170.354
20120.178
20050.356
20040.363
20030.322
20020.363
20010.358
20000.28
19990.306
19980.258
19970.275

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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