Mauritius - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Mauritius was 0.347 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 0.368 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.178 in 2012.

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
1997 0.279
1998 0.262
1999 0.310
2000 0.284
2001 0.363
2002 0.368
2003 0.326
2004 0.368
2005 0.361
2012 0.178
2017 0.366
2018 0.347

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology