PPP - Purchasing power parity.
Values calculated by the source on a full-time equivalent basis.
The source does not indicate a release date. The date of access was taken as the release date.
Research and development (R&D) spending per full-time equivalent (FTE) researcher in 2018 was highest in Northern America, amounting to * U.S. dollars per researcher. In that year the lowest per-researcher expenditure was in Central and Southern Asia, at U.S. dollars per researcher.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 19, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 19, 2026. /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). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 19, 2026. /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)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Mar 2022, /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) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1102536/per-researcher-research-development-spending-region/ (last visited July 19, 2026)
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: /statistics/1102536/per-researcher-research-development-spending-region/
