In 2021, around 79 percent of research and development (R&D) expenditure in South Korea was made by business enterprises. Higher education institutions spent the least at around nine percent, which was relatively low compared to other countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of institution
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Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. (February 28, 2023). Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of institution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327167/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-institution-type/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. "Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of institution." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327167/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-institution-type/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. (2023). Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of institution. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327167/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-institution-type/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. "Distribution of Research and Development Spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by Type of Institution." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327167/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-institution-type/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of institution Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327167/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-institution-type/ (last visited September 26, 2024)
Distribution of research and development spending in South Korea from 2015 to 2021, by type of institution [Graph], Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327167/south-korea-distribution-of-randd-spending-by-institution-type/