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Thailand: Research and development expenditure

0.94percent · 2023+112.0% since 2013

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 Thailand from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.936
20221.159
20211.208
20201.328
20191.143
20181.114
20171.002
20160.778
20150.616
20140.48
20130.442
20110.361
20090.235
20080.203
20070.201
20060.233
20050.219
20040.238
20030.245
20020.231
20010.252
20000.245
19990.248
19970.102
19960.119

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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