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East Asia & Pacific
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Hong Kong SAR, China leads Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024 at 1.13%, while Macao SAR, China sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.31%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.00.30.60.81.1Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 1.13%1.1Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 0.31%0.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 1.13%
2 Macao SAR, China 0.31%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China leads with a gap of 0.82% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 2 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Macao SAR, China at 0.31%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.