R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP fell 32.5% to 0.024% in Myanmar in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP in Myanmar reached an all time high of 0.162% in 2002 and an all time low of 0.024% in 2023.
Myanmar has been ranked 27th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP, 27 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| R&D Expenditures (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Bangladesh | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| China | % | 2.12% | 2.14% | 2.24% | 2.41% | 2.43% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | % | 0.666% | 0.660% | 0.659% | 0.646% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 3.17% | 3.22% | 3.22% | 3.26% | 3.28% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaysia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.04% | ... | 0.951% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.032% | 0.059% | 0.083% | 0.156% | 0.124% | ||
| Pakistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.212% | ... | 0.175% | ... | 0.164% | ... | |||||||
| Russia | % | 1.11% | 0.990% | 1.04% | 1.09% | 0.959% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.118% | 0.119% | ... | 0.116% | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Thailand | % | ... | ... | 1.00% | 1.11% | 1.14% | 1.33% | 1.21% | ... | |||||||||||||
| USA | % | 2.88% | 2.99% | 3.15% | 3.42% | 3.48% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.419% | ... | 0.417% | ... | 0.425% | ... | ... |