In 2021, development research accounted for about 64 percent of South Korea's total research and development (R&D) spending. Applied and basic research followed with about 21 and 15 percent respectively.
Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of research
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Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. (2023). Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of research. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327182/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-research-type/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. "Distribution of Research and Development Spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by Type of Research." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327182/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-research-type/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of research Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327182/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-research-type/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of research [Graph], Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327182/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-research-type/