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Mali R&D Spending (% of GDP)

0.1%as of 2023+1.0% vs 2021

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 15, 2026.

Trend

2007 – 2023 · World Bank

History

most recent 7 periods
PeriodR&D Spending (% of GDP)
20230.1%
20210.1%
20190.1%
20170.2%
20150.3%
20100.5%
20070.2%

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ML&metric_key=rd_expenditure_pct_gdp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

R&D Spending (% of GDP) across Africa

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CountryR&D Spending (% of GDP)Period
Nigeria0.3%2019
Kenya0.8%2024
South Africa0.6%2022
Egypt1%2024
Ghana0.4%2010
Ethiopia0.3%2017

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