Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Malta
Malta: Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D was 8.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Malta, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Malta stood at 8.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 359.4% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Malta peaked at 17.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.
That places Malta 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.6% | — |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -73.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +82.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -56.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +38.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -23.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -41.4% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +359.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 15.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +359.4% | 1.8% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.6% | 17.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 1.8% | 8.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 South Korea 13.6% compare
- 3 Japan 8.5% compare
- 4 Austria 8.4% compare
- 6 United States 7.8% compare
- 7 United States 7.2% compare
- 8 Ireland 4.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -36.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 611.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.5772 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 446.61 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Malta?
- Business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Malta was 8.3% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D expenditure by NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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