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Mauritius R&D Spending (% of GDP)

0.3%as of 2024+9.6% vs 2023

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

Trend

2000 – 2024 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodR&D Spending (% of GDP)
20240.3%
20230.2%
20220.3%
20210.4%
20200.4%
20190.4%
20180.3%
20170.4%
20120.2%
20050.4%
20040.4%
20030.3%

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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=MU&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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