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Myanmar: Research and development expenditure

0.02percent · 2023-47.6% since 1999

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 Myanmar from 1997 to 2023.

19972023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.023
20220.035
20210.124
20200.156
20190.083
20180.059
20170.032
20020.162
20010.071
20000.113
19990.044
19980.034
19970.06

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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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 2026-11-05.

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