Global research and development (R&D) spending in the chemicals sector is anticipated to have reached a total of 27 billion euros in 2022. Companies in Japan spent the largest sum, reaching 7.6 billion euros, followed by the European Union at 5.5 billions.
Total global research and development (R&D) spending on chemicals in 2022, by region
(in billion euros)
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European Commission. (December 18, 2023). Total global research and development (R&D) spending on chemicals in 2022, by region (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102942/global-research-and-development-spending-advanced-materials-chemicals/
European Commission. "Total global research and development (R&D) spending on chemicals in 2022, by region (in billion euros)." Chart. December 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102942/global-research-and-development-spending-advanced-materials-chemicals/
European Commission. (2023). Total global research and development (R&D) spending on chemicals in 2022, by region (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102942/global-research-and-development-spending-advanced-materials-chemicals/
European Commission. "Total Global Research and Development (R&d) Spending on Chemicals in 2022, by Region (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102942/global-research-and-development-spending-advanced-materials-chemicals/
European Commission, Total global research and development (R&D) spending on chemicals in 2022, by region (in billion euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102942/global-research-and-development-spending-advanced-materials-chemicals/ (last visited March 10, 2025)
Total global research and development (R&D) spending on chemicals in 2022, by region (in billion euros) [Graph], European Commission, December 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102942/global-research-and-development-spending-advanced-materials-chemicals/
