GERD as a percentage of GDP in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 2.7% in 2023. β² Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1996β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 2.7% for gerd as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 2.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1996.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 5th of 50 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
- 2 Republic of Korea 4.9% compare
- 3 Sweden 3.6% compare
- 4 United States of America 3.4% compare
- 5 Japan 3.4% compare
- 6 Belgium 3.3% compare
- 7 Austria 3.3% compare
- 8 Switzerland 3.2% compare
More science & technology data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Researchers per million inhabitants 2,387 FTE (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in MDG: Eastern Asia was 2.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 5th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release