The statistic reveals the top 10 countries by gross research and development (R&D) expenditure worldwide in 2019, as a share of national GDP. That year, South Korea was expected to invest the equivalent of 4.35 percent of the country's GDP into research and development.
Leading countries by research and development (R&D) expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide in 2019
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IRI. (February 28, 2019). Leading countries by research and development (R&D) expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/732269/worldwide-research-and-development-share-of-gdp-top-countries/
IRI. "Leading countries by research and development (R&D) expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide in 2019." Chart. February 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/732269/worldwide-research-and-development-share-of-gdp-top-countries/
IRI. (2019). Leading countries by research and development (R&D) expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/732269/worldwide-research-and-development-share-of-gdp-top-countries/
IRI. "Leading Countries by Research and Development (R&d) Expenditure as Share of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) Worldwide in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/732269/worldwide-research-and-development-share-of-gdp-top-countries/
IRI, Leading countries by research and development (R&D) expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) worldwide in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/732269/worldwide-research-and-development-share-of-gdp-top-countries/ (last visited April 03, 2020)
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