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Malaysia: Research and development expenditure

1.01percent · 2022+28.4% since 2008

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for Malaysia from 1996 to 2022.

19962022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20221.012
20200.951
20181.04
20161.415
20151.279
20141.263
20121.093
20111.033
20101.036
20091.01
20080.788
20060.611
20040.6
20020.653
20000.469
19980.398
19960.216

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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