Expenditures for research and development are current and capital expenditures (both public and private) on creative work undertaken systematically to increase knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture, and society, and the use of knowledge for new applications. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

R&D expenditure as a share of GDP (%)

2000200520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Brunei Darussalam0.3
Cambodia0.1
Indonesia0.10.10.20.20.20.30.3
Korea, Rep.2.12.53.33.63.94.04.14.04.04.34.54.64.84.95.2
Malaysia0.51.01.01.11.31.31.41.01.0
Mongolia0.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.10.10.10.10.10.1
Myanmar0.10.00.10.10.20.10.00.0
Papua New Guinea0.0
Philippines0.10.10.10.20.3
Singapore1.82.11.92.11.91.92.12.22.11.91.81.92.2
Thailand0.20.20.40.40.50.60.81.01.11.11.31.21.2
Vietnam0.10.30.40.40.40.4
Azerbaijan0.30.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.20.2
Belarus0.70.70.70.70.60.70.50.50.50.60.60.60.50.50.50.6
Turkmenistan0.10.20.10.10.10.10.10.1
Uzbekistan0.40.20.20.10.20.20.20.20.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.1
Bolivia0.3
Chile0.30.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.40.30.30.4
Colombia0.10.20.20.20.20.30.30.40.30.30.30.30.3
Cuba0.50.50.60.30.40.50.40.40.30.40.50.60.50.30.4
Ecuador0.40.30.30.40.4
Guatemala0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.1
Honduras0.00.00.00.10.1
Nicaragua0.10.10.10.10.1
Panama0.40.20.10.20.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.20.20.20.2
Peru0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.20.20.10.2
Trinidad and Tobago0.10.10.00.00.00.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.0
Venezuela, RB0.20.20.20.30.30.30.40.7
Algeria0.10.5
Bahrain0.1
Egypt, Arab Rep.0.20.20.40.50.50.60.60.70.70.60.70.80.90.91.01.0
Iran, Islamic Rep.0.60.30.30.20.40.80.80.7
Iraq0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Jordan0.7
Kuwait0.10.10.10.10.10.30.40.10.10.10.10.20.20.10.1
Morocco0.7
Oman0.10.20.10.20.20.20.20.20.30.30.30.30.4
Qatar0.50.50.50.7
Saudi Arabia0.00.90.90.90.80.50.40.50.6
Syrian Arab Republic0.00.1
Tunisia0.70.70.70.60.60.60.60.60.70.70.7
United Arab Emirates0.50.70.90.91.31.31.51.5
West Bank and Gaza0.40.5
India0.80.80.80.80.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.6
Nepal0.3
Pakistan0.10.30.30.30.20.20.20.20.2
Sri Lanka0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Angola0.0
Botswana0.50.30.6
Burkina Faso0.20.20.60.20.30.3
Burundi0.10.10.2
Cabo Verde0.1
Chad0.3
Congo, Rep.0.4
Cote d'Ivoire0.1
Congo, Dem. Rep.0.10.4
Ethiopia0.20.20.60.3
Ghana0.4
Kenya0.70.40.8
Lesotho0.00.1
Madagascar0.10.20.10.10.00.00.0
Mali0.60.30.30.20.2
Mauritania0.0
Mauritius0.30.40.20.40.30.40.40.40.30.2
Mozambique0.40.3
Namibia0.10.30.6
Nigeria0.3
Rwanda0.60.80.8
Senegal0.40.6
Seychelles0.30.2
South Africa0.80.70.70.70.70.70.70.70.80.70.60.60.60.6
Sudan0.50.2
Eswatini0.3
Tanzania0.40.5
Gambia, The0.10.1
Togo0.20.20.2
Uganda0.20.40.10.3
Zambia0.0