Malaysia's r&d spending rose from 0.2 % in 1996 to 1.0 % in 2022.
Malaysia · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
Malaysia's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 92.0 /M in 1996 to 1,218.3 /M in 2022.
Malaysia's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 800.6 in 1996 to 23,691 in 2023.
Patents
Malaysia's patent applications, residents rose from 151 in 1992 to 883 in 2021.
Malaysia's patent applications, nonresidents rose from 2,260 in 1992 to 6,651 in 2021.
Malaysia's trademark applications, total rose from 10,406 in 2004 to 20,128 in 2021.
Technology
Malaysia's high-tech exports rose from 51.2 % in 2009 to 58.6 % in 2024.
Malaysia's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$56B in 2009 to US$135B in 2024.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
68th of 158 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
Malaysia's ict service exports (% of service exports) rose from 1.6 % in 1999 to 8.7 % in 2024.