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China: Research and development expenditure

2.58percent · 2023+31.3% since 2013

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for China from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20232.577
20222.495
20212.382
20202.357
20192.201
20182.102
20172.078
20162.06
20152.017
20141.985
20131.962
20121.881
20111.752
20101.685
20091.637
20081.423
20071.353
20061.349
20051.29
20041.197
20031.105
20021.044
20010.929
20000.884
19990.743
19980.642
19970.635
19960.56

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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