In 2021, the agrochemical and fertilizer sector stood out in the chemical industry by having the highest research and development (R&D) spending relative to its revenue, with investments accounting for 5.9 percent of the sector’s total revenue. This equates to an R&D investment of 5.7 billion U.S. dollars for that year.
Chemical research and development (R&D) spending worldwide as a share of revenue in 2021, by segment
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Share of sector revenue allocated to R&D expenditure
The sample includes only publicly listed chemical companies with revenues of more than three billion dollars and research and development spending worth more than 0.5 percent of revenues.
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