In the fiscal year 2021, the ratio of research and development (R&D) expenditures to the Japanese gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to approximately 3.6 percent. That year, the total R&D expenditures were around 19.7 trillion Japanese yen.
Ratio of research and development (R&D) expenditures to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenditures Japan FY 2013-2022
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Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenses Japan FY 2013-2022, by institution type
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenses for natural science Japan FY 2013-2022, by research type
- Premium Statistic R&D expenses Japan FY 2022, by research subject
- Premium Statistic Share of R&D costs for life sciences Japan FY 2013-2022
Intramural expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Intramural R&D expenditure Japan FY 2012-2021, by institution type
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- Premium Statistic Intramural R&D expenditure on material Japan FY 2012-2021, by institution type
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Employees
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- Premium Statistic Number of researchers in R&D Japan FY 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of researches in R&D Japan 2014-2023, by gender
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- Premium Statistic Number of assistant researchers in R&D Japan 2014-2023, by institution type
- Premium Statistic Number of R&D technicians Japan 2014-2023, by institution type
- Premium Statistic Number of R&D clerical personnel Japan 2014-2023, by institution type
Public and non-profit organizations
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenses of NPOs and public institutions Japan FY 2022, by institution type
- Premium Statistic R&D expenses of NPOs and public institutions Japan FY 2022, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of NPOs and public institutions conducting research Japan FY 2022, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of NPOs and public institutions conducting research Japan FY 2022, by type
Educational institutions
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenses of higher education institutions Japan FY 2013-2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Average R&D expenses per researcher of tertiary education Japan FY 2022, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of higher education institutions conducting research Japan FY 2022, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of higher education institutions conducting research Japan FY 2022, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of research collaborations among universities and companies Japan FY 2013-2020
Business enterprises
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- Premium Statistic Share of R&D expenses of business enterprises Japan 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Number of business enterprises conducting research Japan FY 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Share of R&D researchers at business enterprises Japan 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Exports value of technology trade by business enterprises Japan FY 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Technology exchange export value of business enterprises Japan 2023, by industry
- Premium Statistic Share of technology trade export value Japan FY 2021, by destination
Intellectual property
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- Premium Statistic Number of patent applications at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of patent registrations at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of utility model applications at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of utility model registrations at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of trademark applications at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of trademark registrations at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of design applications at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of design registrations at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (September 20, 2023). Ratio of research and development (R&D) expenditures to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/613614/japan-research-and-development-expenditures-ratio-to-gdp/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Ratio of research and development (R&D) expenditures to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613614/japan-research-and-development-expenditures-ratio-to-gdp/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Ratio of research and development (R&D) expenditures to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613614/japan-research-and-development-expenditures-ratio-to-gdp/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Ratio of Research and Development (R&d) Expenditures to The Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) of Japan from Fiscal Year 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613614/japan-research-and-development-expenditures-ratio-to-gdp/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ratio of research and development (R&D) expenditures to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613614/japan-research-and-development-expenditures-ratio-to-gdp/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Ratio of research and development (R&D) expenditures to the gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan from fiscal year 2012 to 2021 [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/613614/japan-research-and-development-expenditures-ratio-to-gdp/