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Malta - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.65

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

Latest value

0.65 (2023)

Global rank

##48 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 2002

2.6×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#13#25#37#49#611996200120062011201620212024#65#482020 overtook Rwanda2022 overtook Iran
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Malta climbed from #65 to #48 (overtook Rwanda). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Malta

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2004
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Rwanda in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Iran in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 2002-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2002200720122017202220230.240.420.610.79

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