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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Thailand

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Thailand in 2023 — 0.94%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.82 pp.

2023 0.94% −0.22 pp vs 2022
World rank 39of 84
Period maximum 1.33%2020
Period minimum 0.1%1997

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Thailand, 1996–202300.511.519961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.12%1997: 0.1%1999: 0.25%2000: 0.24%2001: 0.25%2002: 0.23%2003: 0.25%2004: 0.24%2005: 0.22%2006: 0.23%2007: 0.2%2008: 0.2%2009: 0.23%2011: 0.36%2013: 0.44%2014: 0.48%2015: 0.62%2016: 0.78%2017: 1%2018: 1.11%2019: 1.14%2020: 1.33%2021: 1.21%2022: 1.16%2023: 0.94%
Change over the period: +0.82 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 0.94%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.94 −0.22 pp
2022 1.16 −0.05 pp
2021 1.21 −0.12 pp
2020 1.33 +0.19 pp
2019 1.14 +0.03 pp
2018 1.11 +0.11 pp
2017 1 +0.22 pp
2016 0.78 +0.16 pp
2015 0.62 +0.14 pp
2014 0.48 +0.04 pp
2013 0.44
2011 0.36
2009 0.23 +0.03 pp
2008 0.2 +0 pp
2007 0.2 −0.03 pp
2006 0.23 +0.01 pp
2005 0.22 −0.02 pp
2004 0.24 −0.01 pp
2003 0.25 +0.01 pp
2002 0.23 −0.02 pp
2001 0.25 +0.01 pp
2000 0.24 −0 pp
1999 0.25
1997 0.1 −0.02 pp
1996 0.12

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.