R&D spending share of GDP in Madagascar

Spending on research and development in Madagascar was equal to 0.01% of GDP in 2017.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1997 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Madagascar is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Madagascar, 2017 0.01% % of GDP
Change from 2016 0percentage points 2016: 0.01%
World, 2017 2.14% Official aggregate

R&D spending share of GDP in Madagascar over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period MadagascarWorld
2023 – 2.60%
2022 – 2.57%
2021 – 2.52%
2020 – 2.46%
2019 – 2.26%
2018 – 2.22%
2017 0.01% 2.14%
2016 0.01% 2.15%
2015 – 2.10%
2014 0.01% 2.09%
2013 – 1.98%
2012 – 2.01%
2011 0.09% 1.98%
2010 0.10% 2.00%
2009 0.13% 2.01%
2008 0.12% 1.98%
2007 0.12% 1.92%
2006 0.14% 1.96%
2005 0.15% 1.95%
2004 0.19% 1.97%
2003 0.29% 2.02%
2002 0.20% 2.03%
2001 0.18% 2.06%
2000 0.10% 2.05%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 0.01% in 2016.
  • Since 2004, when it was 0.19%, the figure has changed by −0.18 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 2.14%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1997 to 2017 for Madagascar
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics