Which country has the highest r&d expenditure?

South Korea has the highest reported r&d expenditure at 4.9%, as of Dec 2023.

How often is r&d expenditure data updated?

R&D Expenditure is refreshed whenever the underlying national or international source publishes a new observation or revision.

South Korea leads with 4.9% as of Dec 2023, across 47 economies tracked below.

#	Country	Last	Previous	Reference
1	South Korea	4.9%	4.8%	Dec 2023
2	Sweden	3.6%	3.5%	Dec 2023
3	United States	3.4%	3.5%	Dec 2023
4	Japan	3.4%	3.4%	Dec 2023
5	Belgium	3.3%	3.2%	Dec 2023
6	Austria	3.3%	3.2%	Dec 2023
7	Switzerland	3.2%	3.2%	Dec 2023
8	Germany	3.2%	3.1%	Dec 2023
9	Finland	3.1%	3.0%	Dec 2023
10	Denmark	3.0%	2.9%	Dec 2023
11	United Kingdom	2.7%	2.8%	Dec 2023
12	China	2.6%	2.5%	Dec 2023
13	Euro Area	2.3%	2.3%	Dec 2023
14	Netherlands	2.3%	2.2%	Dec 2023
15	France	2.2%	2.2%	Dec 2023
16	Slovenia	2.1%	2.1%	Dec 2023
17	Norway	1.9%	1.6%	Dec 2023
18	Estonia	1.8%	1.8%	Dec 2023
19	Czechia	1.8%	1.9%	Dec 2023
20	Singapore	1.8%	1.9%	Dec 2022
21	Canada	1.8%	1.8%	Dec 2024
22	Portugal	1.7%	1.7%	Dec 2023
23	Ireland	1.6%	1.5%	Dec 2023
24	Poland	1.6%	1.4%	Dec 2023
25	New Zealand	1.5%	1.5%	Dec 2023
26	Greece	1.5%	1.5%	Dec 2023
27	Spain	1.5%	1.4%	Dec 2023
28	Türkiye	1.4%	1.3%	Dec 2023
29	Croatia	1.4%	1.4%	Dec 2023
30	Italy	1.4%	1.4%	Dec 2023
31	Hungary	1.4%	1.4%	Dec 2023
32	Brazil	1.2%	1.2%	Dec 2023
33	Hong Kong	1.1%	1.1%	Dec 2024
34	Luxembourg	1.1%	1.1%	Dec 2023
35	Lithuania	1.0%	1.1%	Dec 2023
36	Slovakia	1.0%	1.0%	Dec 2023
37	Russia	0.9%	0.9%	Dec 2024
38	Thailand	0.9%	1.2%	Dec 2023
39	Latvia	0.8%	0.8%	Dec 2023
40	Bulgaria	0.8%	0.8%	Dec 2023
41	Cyprus	0.7%	0.7%	Dec 2023
42	Malta	0.6%	0.6%	Dec 2023
43	Saudi Arabia	0.6%	0.5%	Dec 2024
44	South Africa	0.6%	0.6%	Dec 2022
45	Argentina	0.6%	0.5%	Dec 2023
46	Romania	0.5%	0.5%	Dec 2023
47	Mexico	0.3%	0.3%	Dec 2024