R&D spending share of GDP in Malaysia
Spending on research and development in Malaysia was equal to 1.01% of GDP in 2022.
Malaysia, 2022
1.01%
Change from 2020
+0.06percentage points
World, 2022
2.57%
R&D spending share of GDP in Malaysia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 1.01% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | – | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 0.95% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | – | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 1.04% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | – | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 1.42% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 1.28% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 1.26% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | – | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 1.09% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 1.03% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 1.04% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 1.01% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 0.79% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | – | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 0.61% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | – | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 0.60% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | – | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 0.65% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | – | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 0.47% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.95% in 2020, a change of +0.06 percentage points.
- Since 2008, when it was 0.79%, the figure has changed by +0.22 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 2.57%.