R&D spending share of GDP in Thailand
Spending on research and development in Thailand was equal to 0.94% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2016.
Thailand, 2023
0.94%
Change from 2022
−0.22percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
Position in 2023
39th of 84
R&D spending share of GDP in Thailand over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.94% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 1.16% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 1.21% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 1.33% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 1.14% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 1.11% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 1.00% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 0.78% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 0.62% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.48% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.44% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | – | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 0.36% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | – | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 0.23% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 0.20% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 0.20% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 0.23% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 0.22% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 0.24% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 0.25% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 0.23% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 0.25% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 0.24% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.22 percentage points from 1.16% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 0.44%, the figure has changed by +0.49 percentage points.
- Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, Thailand has the 39th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 2.60%.