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R&D spending shares by region and industry 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 5, 2022
In 2018, North America spent the most on research and development (R&D) across four sectors: aerospace and defense with 47 percent of global R&D expenditure, computing and electronics with 38 percent, healthcare with 49 percent, and software and internet with 61 percent. However, Japan had the largest share of R&D expenditure for automotive (27 percent) and chemicals and energy (34 percent).

Share of global research and development (R&D) spending in 2018, by region and industry

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Release date

October 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

Percentages may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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