R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — South-Eastern Asia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in South-Eastern Asia in 2018 — 0.73%. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 0.08 pp.

2018 0.73% +0.08 pp vs 2002
World rank
Period maximum 0.73%2018
Period minimum 0.65%2002

Trend over time

2002–2018 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — South-Eastern Asia, 2002–20180.640.660.680.70.720.742002200420062008201020122014201620182002: 0.65%2018: 0.73%
Change over the period: +0.08 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 0.73%
World 2.22%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 0.73
2002 0.65

About the indicator

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.