In 2020, large enterprises accounted for the largest share of total research and development (R&D) spending among companies in South Korea, at around 61.4 percent. Middle market enterprises and venture businesses had a share of about 14.1 and 13.8 percent, respectively.
Distribution of research and development spending among companies in South Korea from 2015 to 2020, by size of company
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Statistics on SMEs in South Korea
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of enterprises South Korea 2020, by size
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs South Korea 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs South Korea 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs South Korea 2020, by province
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs South Korea 2020, by business structure
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs South Korea 2020, by year of establishment
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs South Korea 2020, by age
SMEs by size
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Sales revenue and value added
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of SMEs South Korea 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Revenue of SMEs South Korea 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Revenue of SMEs South Korea 2020, by province
- Premium Statistic Revenue of manufacturing SMEs South Korea 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Revenue of service sector SMEs South Korea 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Value added by manufacturing SMEs South Korea 2016-2019
Employment and salary
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- Premium Statistic Number of people employed by SMEs South Korea 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed by SMEs South Korea 2020, by size
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed by SMEs South Korea 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed by SMEs South Korea 2020, by province
- Premium Statistic Distribution of manufacturing SME employees South Korea 2020, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Distribution of service sector SME employees South Korea 2020, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Monthly salary in SMEs South Korea 2020, by age
Job vacancy rate
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- Premium Statistic Job vacancy rate in manufacturing SMEs South Korea 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Job vacancy rate in manufacturing SMEs 2020, by occupation
- Premium Statistic Job vacancy rate in service sector SMEs South Korea 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Job vacancy rate in service sector SMEs 2020, by occupation
Competitiveness
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- Premium Statistic Share of employees South Korea 2020, by size of enterprise
- Premium Statistic Gross profit distribution of profit corporations South Korea 2019, by size
- Premium Statistic Labor productivity gap between manufacturing firms South Korea 2007-2019
- Premium Statistic Labor productivity gap between firms in the service sector South Korea 2007-2019
- Premium Statistic R&D expenditure distribution South Korea 2015-2020, by company size
- Premium Statistic Monthly income of workers South Korea 2020, by company size
- Premium Statistic Most preferred companies to work for South Korea 2020, by company size
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- R&D expenses for natural science Japan FY 2012-2021, by research type
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- R&D spending South Korea 2015-2020, by research type
- Companies with the highest spending on research and development 2020
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- NTT Data's R&D expenditures FY 2012-2021
- Sato Holdings' R&D expenditures FY 2012-2021
- Nomura Research Institute's R&D expenditure FY 2014-2021
- Rohm's R&D expenditures FY 2012-2021
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- Research and development expenditure of Salesforce worldwide from 2015-2022
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- Japan Tobacco's R&D expenses FY 2015-2021
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Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. (February 11, 2022). Distribution of research and development spending among companies in South Korea from 2015 to 2020, by size of company [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315651/south-korea-rnd-expenditure-distribution-by-company-size/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. "Distribution of research and development spending among companies in South Korea from 2015 to 2020, by size of company." Chart. February 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315651/south-korea-rnd-expenditure-distribution-by-company-size/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. (2022). Distribution of research and development spending among companies in South Korea from 2015 to 2020, by size of company. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315651/south-korea-rnd-expenditure-distribution-by-company-size/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. "Distribution of Research and Development Spending among Companies in South Korea from 2015 to 2020, by Size of Company." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315651/south-korea-rnd-expenditure-distribution-by-company-size/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, Distribution of research and development spending among companies in South Korea from 2015 to 2020, by size of company Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315651/south-korea-rnd-expenditure-distribution-by-company-size/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Distribution of research and development spending among companies in South Korea from 2015 to 2020, by size of company [Graph], Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, February 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315651/south-korea-rnd-expenditure-distribution-by-company-size/