ADB Topics Research and Development R&D Expenditure

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

High-technology exports in current prices (US dollars)

201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Japan130,091,252,319133,397,946,551129,463,812,214111,257,955,701107,543,978,07398,394,425,74299,260,695,081106,357,714,667110,919,852,153104,081,423,307102,929,600,738116,695,460,286113,492,876,284102,601,446,852102,451,366,263
Thailand37,220,309,52236,145,343,80537,417,929,88737,098,695,79138,451,617,30138,817,555,61639,029,549,63843,935,559,39644,754,206,99843,957,436,60045,815,361,31550,016,560,45453,769,309,65754,112,421,40961,347,380,454
Australia4,556,153,5865,601,419,6295,468,098,0585,342,736,3935,459,155,7815,091,394,8455,379,738,4524,902,492,2675,241,784,8526,336,480,0165,590,752,2196,310,404,2997,827,261,9717,767,880,1368,190,032,382
Armenia4,727,6437,448,8957,581,0969,332,5929,307,63111,860,13221,845,44728,282,16636,529,31045,573,71126,514,43937,562,644497,178,920822,532,500877,133,301
New Zealand616,514,283729,698,249762,196,446775,321,384699,116,173657,060,269640,136,073564,057,385605,401,280572,755,338589,049,116673,724,583826,243,764823,527,942840,956,108
Georgia12,436,53212,154,18720,048,79921,318,33826,436,67934,242,24316,319,71921,231,75823,144,12815,548,97113,231,87516,787,16539,454,21331,139,11938,187,367
Azerbaijan7,200,49410,332,31545,373,92073,389,33933,923,11413,928,75411,727,29414,069,40321,177,98727,996,62733,914,97722,212,87449,582,91156,810,63737,073,081
China474,737,980,237540,460,754,934594,110,243,099656,130,321,776654,030,643,704652,412,308,349594,754,428,555654,254,700,212731,389,331,452715,336,038,300757,483,821,706936,394,581,135924,393,316,669825,045,389,470
Fiji5,193,6015,389,4942,770,7112,718,5663,433,0962,717,0103,397,5514,217,9894,667,8726,263,59211,123,7361,950,2232,268,9021,594,712
Hong Kong SAR, China2,527,687,2791,223,153,426962,304,721680,834,176540,927,728453,118,850469,857,067293,611,819,492330,090,997,861322,040,157,458340,143,502,997431,668,056,504404,935,377,075369,163,546,379
Indonesia7,193,215,3767,401,356,8767,360,679,5076,567,489,7936,619,076,3935,891,714,9805,415,731,5825,971,620,0536,382,145,1266,281,290,6846,408,750,6217,492,179,18310,347,100,95710,509,333,468
Korea, Rep.132,322,493,748133,617,297,921130,675,945,808143,485,221,079149,062,381,047147,046,540,245135,906,055,229166,656,272,251192,788,494,176153,549,664,196163,074,029,188203,986,068,635209,651,189,631163,049,952,552
Malaysia66,075,248,91766,767,865,28466,601,865,55367,098,769,33770,953,123,10164,470,973,25463,205,038,63174,126,053,40790,503,212,02986,902,999,43492,101,649,422108,684,889,920136,826,796,904127,032,168,259
Myanmar58,1893,743,37715,467,0216,071,36615,846,7659,486,539252,834,722285,995,158325,332,206219,420,966225,716,430305,581,286200,938,589190,414,450
Philippines33,502,538,62133,903,662,79135,825,986,53134,896,354,09038,194,465,82141,726,956,64737,090,950,135
Singapore131,632,426,274132,167,663,861136,470,490,579143,355,891,818144,947,459,770138,752,871,056134,940,438,968146,768,997,288154,892,664,515150,056,312,130159,939,927,691192,223,598,135213,832,968,911197,387,649,519
Bangladesh37,560,96244,006,131105,405,03468,647,59193,607,706
India10,668,887,03214,508,694,70713,881,886,77817,945,576,99518,334,404,54414,588,767,82514,266,747,53615,104,651,31020,197,216,79423,471,089,53221,583,797,56727,447,578,52835,784,973,16640,942,449,667
Pakistan268,289,997324,894,440316,859,945354,220,539264,492,176266,537,589311,291,838360,255,508374,563,536396,194,498309,393,322318,590,723329,716,126384,348,995
Sri Lanka62,430,44371,718,32960,090,87872,418,95071,136,59563,227,84267,493,92779,028,24190,992,88583,151,26494,328,328103,356,170112,381,343
Brunei Darussalam108,137,888112,054,86770,721,76456,850,70761,147,37379,880,35675,587,694159,194,395115,05047,341,78115,965,13030,923,03428,422,82125,220,521
Kazakhstan2,364,781,9212,599,147,0083,570,823,0803,111,007,2623,394,068,8182,855,226,7252,073,669,2131,785,382,6211,772,255,4892,224,579,1042,031,756,1672,117,626,8403,760,939,7275,145,671,171
Kyrgyz Republic2,970,80811,894,48716,118,18817,235,7616,232,73243,740,65966,838,96288,906,75440,021,41229,752,22127,637,56687,115,119135,451,210195,275,130
Nepal4,313,1632,783,697816,3531,912,5324,401,4822,850,0134,241,5525,993,5243,263,5975,285,1429,513,4736,433,3833,815,787
Mongolia22,669,72233,796,5423,152,90835,523,9183,779,1966,763,24739,589,7313,052,93525,335,20451,137,809
Papua New Guinea65,906,26815,613,32846,982,98361,780,22986,295,937
Vietnam6,069,554,44311,709,409,21921,346,437,52732,759,478,69236,376,040,13047,524,790,04255,216,909,91274,114,052,66782,611,228,66890,430,194,116101,534,457,843120,466,093,145135,907,434,790
Bhutan394,61627258,575
Cambodia8,239,3917,198,37013,857,07873,018,95831,192,963121,425,752171,116,016177,205,288164,816,028160,372,357308,424,335454,908,1541,225,957,6862,348,786,269
Samoa591,648365,806114,963210,850429,830148,078171,15474,642142,119105,67853,76436,152396,638
Kiribati38,74523,84942,92459,18557,24183,7784,264
Lao PDR19,433,46721,093,61011,789,24045,042,419153,548,987298,095,207275,176,770389,702,557467,981,187229,427,362235,751,311109,835,608
Solomon Islands193,415525,542305,203171,263
Tonga2421,439152,70756,67628,003
Palau1,144,6722,231,2453,509,6031,277,066401,590
Maldives1207082,79310,42137,875646
Uzbekistan39,348,76712,132,37420,474,81942,220,49415,074,49583,976,163200,637,379
Tajikistan42,447,87723,657,2117,128,2137,874,1331,554,883734,8963,026,694
Afghanistan00