In 2021, South Korea's research and development (R&D) spending accounted for 4.93 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP). The share of R&D spending in GDP has slowly but steadily increased in recent years.
Research and development spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2015 to 2021
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Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. (February 28, 2023). Research and development spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326558/south-korea-randd-spending-as-share-of-gdp/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. "Research and development spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2015 to 2021." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326558/south-korea-randd-spending-as-share-of-gdp/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. (2023). Research and development spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2015 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326558/south-korea-randd-spending-as-share-of-gdp/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. "Research and Development Spending as a Share of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in South Korea from 2015 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326558/south-korea-randd-spending-as-share-of-gdp/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, Research and development spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326558/south-korea-randd-spending-as-share-of-gdp/ (last visited June 05, 2024)
Research and development spending as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2015 to 2021 [Graph], Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1326558/south-korea-randd-spending-as-share-of-gdp/