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Research and development in South Korea

Statistics report on research and development in South Korea

This report provides facts and data on South Korea's research and development industry. It includes information on R&D expenditure, employment numbers, corporate R&D data, and outputs. Additionally, the report provides figures on some of South Korea's leading R&D companies.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Leading countries by R&D spending worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Global Innovation Index (GII) score rank South Korea 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic R&D expenditure South Korea 1976-2023
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending as a share of GDP South Korea 1976-2023
  • Premium Statistic Government R&D budget South Korea 2024-2025
  • Premium Statistic Number of R&D institutions South Korea 2023, by type

Expenditure

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  • Premium Statistic R&D spending South Korea 2014-2023, by source of funds
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending South Korea 1975-2023, by institution type
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending South Korea 2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending South Korea 2023, by field
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of R&D spending South Korea 2023, by leading sector
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending South Korea 1982-2023, by stage
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending per researcher South Korea 1970-2023

Workforce

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  • Premium Statistic Number of researchers South Korea 1988-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of researchers South Korea 1988-2023, by institution type
  • Premium Statistic Number of researchers South Korea 2007-2023, by field
  • Premium Statistic Number of researchers South Korea 1983-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of FTE researchers South Korea 1988-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of FTE researchers per 1,000 population South Korea 2023

Corporate R&D

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  • Premium Statistic Number of companies conducting R&D South Korea 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending by companies South Korea 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending of companies South Korea 2015-2023, by company size
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending as a percentage of revenue South Korea 2023
  • Premium Statistic R&D spending of companies South Korea 2023, by purpose

Companies

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  • Premium Statistic Share of South Korean companies in global R&D spending 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic R&D investment by leading South Korean companies 2023, by company
  • Premium Statistic Samsung Electronics R&D expenditure 2009-2025
  • Premium Statistic SK Hynix R&D expenses 2015-2025

Output

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  • Premium Statistic Number of intellectual property registrations in South Korea 2000-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Patent applications at KIPO South Korea 2003-2023
  • Premium Statistic Patent grants by KIPO South Korea 2003-2024
  • Premium Statistic Overseas patent applications South Korea 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Overseas patents granted to South Korean institutions 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of South Korean SCIE-indexed journal articles 2019-2023
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