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Thailand - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.94

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

Latest value

0.94 (2023)

Global rank

##40 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 1996

7.83×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#13#25#37#49#611996200120062011201620212024#49#402020 overtook Poland2022 overtook Turkey
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Thailand climbed from #49 to #40 (overtook Poland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Thailand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Poland in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Turkey in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620230.10.510.921.33

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