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Malaysia - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 1.01

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked

Latest value

1.01 (2022)

Global rank

##37 of 156 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1996

4.59×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#45#372010 overtook Brazil2016 overtook Czech Republic
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Malaysia climbed from #45 to #37 (overtook Brazil). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Malaysia ↓

Key Events — Malaysia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2010
Overtook Brazil in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Czech Republic in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620220.220.621.021.42

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