R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP rose 4.05% to 4.81% in South Korea in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP in South Korea reached an all time high of 4.81% in 2020 and an all time low of 2.02% in 1999.
South Korea has been ranked 2nd within the group of 67 countries we follow in terms of R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| R&D Expenditures (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cambodia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.118% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| China | % | 2.02% | 2.06% | 2.10% | 2.12% | 2.14% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | % | 0.702% | 0.693% | 0.670% | 0.666% | 0.656% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 3.37% | 3.24% | 3.11% | 3.17% | 3.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Russia | % | 1.07% | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.11% | 0.990% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 4.08% | 3.98% | 3.99% | 4.29% | 4.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | ... | ... | 0.480% | 0.616% | 0.778% | 1.00% | 1.11% | ... | |||||||||||||
| USA | % | 2.72% | 2.78% | 2.85% | 2.90% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.441% | ... | 0.527% | ... | ... |
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