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Total global R&D spending 1996-2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 5, 2022
Research and development (R&D) spending reached over 2.23 trillion U.S. dollars globally in 2018 (once local currencies are converted for purchasing power parity). This compares to around one trillion U.S. dollars in 2005, and around 555 billion U.S. dollars in 1996.

Total global spending on research and development (R&D) from 1996 to 2018 (in billion PPP U.S. dollars)

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Release date

March 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1996 to 2018

Supplementary notes

PPP - Purchasing power parity.
The source does not indicate a release date. The date of access was taken as the release date.

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