Why R&D expenditure should be called R&D investment
Governments, businesses, and other organizations often refer to “R&D expenditure” or “R&D spending” in reports and other communications. In this article we’ll explain why they … Read more
A deep dive into R&D investment across the globe. We feature R&D stats, analyses and insightful opinions. More specifically, we consider the status of R&D spending and R&D output in many countries. Importantly, we also provide country comparison data.
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There are quite a few organizations that publish R&D expenditure (investment) data. At Beating Gravity, we mainly use the following sources:
Our in-depth article about OECD R&D statistics explains the OECD R&D stats in detail. It also tells you how to export OECD data.
It’s obvious to look at the level of spending. That’s only part of the story though. It’s equally (if not more) important to consider what we get in return. And how that compares between countries, and sectors within countries.
Here are some important things to look at concerning R&D investment. This list is not exhaustive:
You will find these statistical indicators, and more, in the R&D investment articles listed below. Let’s take off!
Governments, businesses, and other organizations often refer to “R&D expenditure” or “R&D spending” in reports and other communications. In this article we’ll explain why they … Read more
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is easily one of the best sources for R&D statistics. So it’s no coincidence we looked into … Read more