R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Singapore in 2022 — 1.81%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.49 pp.
1996–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Singapore
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.81 | −0.13 pp |
| 2021 | 1.94 | −0.22 pp |
| 2020 | 2.16 | +0.27 pp |
| 2019 | 1.89 | +0.08 pp |
| 2018 | 1.81 | −0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 1.9 | −0.17 pp |
| 2016 | 2.07 | −0.11 pp |
| 2015 | 2.17 | +0.09 pp |
| 2014 | 2.08 | +0.16 pp |
| 2013 | 1.92 | +0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.92 | −0.15 pp |
| 2011 | 2.07 | +0.14 pp |
| 2010 | 1.93 | −0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 2.13 | −0.47 pp |
| 2008 | 2.6 | +0.28 pp |
| 2007 | 2.32 | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.12 | −0.03 pp |
| 2005 | 2.15 | +0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 2.08 | +0.08 pp |
| 2003 | 2 | −0.04 pp |
| 2002 | 2.03 | +0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 2.01 | +0.19 pp |
| 2000 | 1.82 | +0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.82 | +0.08 pp |
| 1998 | 1.74 | +0.32 pp |
| 1997 | 1.42 | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.32 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of GDP — all current and capital spending by business, government, universities and nonprofit organizations on basic and applied research. The threshold of 3% of GDP is the target adopted in the EU; the leaders (Israel, South Korea) exceed 4.5%.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.
