Malta - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Malta was 0.572 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 0.827 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.239 in 2003.

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/)

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Year Value
2002 0.250
2003 0.239
2004 0.494
2005 0.529
2006 0.580
2007 0.549
2008 0.533
2009 0.517
2010 0.607
2011 0.674
2012 0.827
2013 0.772
2014 0.712
2015 0.743
2016 0.568
2017 0.584
2018 0.572

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology