In 2023, research and development (R&D) spending by large companies in South Korea amounted to around trillion South Korean won. Middle-market enterprises followed with around trillion won.
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Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. (February 18, 2025). Research and development expenditure of corporations in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by size of corporation (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1315632/south-korea-rnd-expenses-of-companies-by-company-size/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. "Research and development expenditure of corporations in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by size of corporation (in trillion South Korean won)." Chart. February 18, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1315632/south-korea-rnd-expenses-of-companies-by-company-size/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. (2025). Research and development expenditure of corporations in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by size of corporation (in trillion South Korean won). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1315632/south-korea-rnd-expenses-of-companies-by-company-size/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning. "Research and Development Expenditure of Corporations in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by Size of Corporation (in Trillion South Korean Won)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Feb 2025, /statistics/1315632/south-korea-rnd-expenses-of-companies-by-company-size/
Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, Research and development expenditure of corporations in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by size of corporation (in trillion South Korean won) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1315632/south-korea-rnd-expenses-of-companies-by-company-size/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Research and development expenditure of corporations in South Korea from 2015 to 2023, by size of corporation (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph], Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning, February 18, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1315632/south-korea-rnd-expenses-of-companies-by-company-size/
