Macao SAR, China - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Macao SAR, China was 0.202 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 0.233 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.044 in 2011.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
2001 0.063
2002 0.070
2003 0.063
2004 0.054
2005 0.088
2006 0.083
2007 0.057
2008 0.102
2009 0.054
2010 0.050
2011 0.044
2012 0.048
2013 0.051
2014 0.087
2015 0.136
2016 0.233
2017 0.171
2018 0.202

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology