R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Malaysia in 2022 — 1.01%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.8 pp.
1996–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.01 | — |
| 2020 | 0.95 | — |
| 2018 | 1.04 | — |
| 2016 | 1.42 | +0.14 pp |
| 2015 | 1.28 | +0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 1.26 | — |
| 2012 | 1.09 | +0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 1.03 | −0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.04 | +0.03 pp |
| 2009 | 1.01 | +0.22 pp |
| 2008 | 0.79 | — |
| 2006 | 0.61 | — |
| 2004 | 0.6 | — |
| 2002 | 0.65 | — |
| 2000 | 0.47 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4 | — |
| 1996 | 0.22 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of GDP — all current and capital spending by business, government, universities and nonprofit organizations on basic and applied research. The threshold of 3% of GDP is the target adopted in the EU; the leaders (Israel, South Korea) exceed 4.5%.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.
