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Mauritius - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.26

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked

Latest value

0.26 (2024)

Global rank

##17 of 156 economies

Share of global total

2.0%

Growth since 1997

0.93×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#671996200120062011201620212024#52#172020 overtook Cuba2024 overtook France
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Mauritius climbed from #52 to #17 (overtook Cuba). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Mauritius

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Cuba in global rank auto
2024
Overtook France in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 47 places in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1997-2024

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1997201720240.180.250.330.4

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