Research and development (R&D) spending per full-time equivalent (FTE) researcher in 2018 was highest in Northern America, amounting to 360,71 U.S. dollars per researcher. In that year the lowest per-researcher expenditure was in Central and Southern Asia, at 127,9 U.S. dollars per researcher.
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) per researcher in 2018, by region
(in 1,000 PPP U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
R&D spending per capita in thousand PPP U.S. dollars
PPP - Purchasing power parity.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (March 17, 2022). Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) per researcher in 2018, by region (in 1,000 PPP U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102536/per-researcher-research-development-spending-region/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) per researcher in 2018, by region (in 1,000 PPP U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102536/per-researcher-research-development-spending-region/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2022). Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) per researcher in 2018, by region (in 1,000 PPP U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102536/per-researcher-research-development-spending-region/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. "Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (R&d) per Researcher in 2018, by Region (in 1,000 Ppp U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102536/per-researcher-research-development-spending-region/
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) per researcher in 2018, by region (in 1,000 PPP U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102536/per-researcher-research-development-spending-region/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) per researcher in 2018, by region (in 1,000 PPP U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102536/per-researcher-research-development-spending-region/
