Korea vs Malaysia: Implied tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures
Implied tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures over time
- Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.2 Index against 0.05 Index in Korea, a difference of 0.15 Index.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 4.0 times Korea's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 8th and Malaysia ranks 11th of 12 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.084 Index | 0.234 Index | 0.15 Index | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.053 Index | 0.206 Index | 0.153 Index | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0467 Index | 0.2 Index | 0.1533 Index | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher implied tax subsidy rates on r&d expenditures, Korea or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.2 Index against 0.05 Index in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in implied tax subsidy rates on r&d expenditures between Korea and Malaysia?
- 0.15 Index, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for implied tax subsidy rates on r&d expenditures?
- Korea ranks 8th and Malaysia ranks 11th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Implied tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD R&D Tax Incentives database presents OECD time-series indicators of implied tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures by firm size and profitability scenario for OECD member countries and other major economies, drawing on data collected in the OECD R&D tax incentives surveys since 2007. Implied R&D tax subsidy rates are defined as 1 minus the B-Index, a measure of the before-tax income needed by a “representative” firm to break even on one additional monetary unit of R&D outlay (Warda, 2001; OECD, 2023). The more generous the tax provisions for R&D, the lower the before-tax breakeven economic return required by firms and the higher the implied marginal R&D tax subsidy. The OECD time-series estimates of implied R&D tax subsidy rates is based on headline tax credit and allowance rates. Due to limited historical data availability, the estimates are not adjusted for provisions that bound the tax benefits received by firms (e.g. ceilings, thresholds). They therefore provide an upper bound for the marginal tax subsidy implied by R&D tax relief measures at central government level across countries over time. OECD (2019) provides a practical guide to using the OECD R&D Tax Incentives database, describing the R&D tax incentive time series data and highlighting their potential for internationally comparative work through descriptive indicators and econometric analysis.