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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Vietnam

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Vietnam in 2023 — 0.41%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 84. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 0.22 pp.

2023 0.41% −0.01 pp vs 2021
World rank 54of 84
Period maximum 0.42%2021
Period minimum 0.15%2011

Trend over time

2002–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Vietnam, 2002–20230.10.20.30.40.5200220052008201120142017202020232002: 0.19%2011: 0.15%2013: 0.3%2015: 0.36%2017: 0.42%2019: 0.42%2021: 0.42%2023: 0.41%
Change over the period: +0.22 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Vietnam 0.41%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.41
2021 0.42
2019 0.42
2017 0.42
2015 0.36
2013 0.3
2011 0.15
2002 0.19

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.