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Hong Kong: Research and development expenditure

1.13percent · 2024+52.1% since 2014

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 Hong Kong from 1998 to 2024.

19982024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.126
20231.106
20221.073
20210.97
20200.992
20190.926
20180.863
20170.835
20160.792
20150.762
20140.74
20130.73
20120.727
20110.721
20100.749
20090.773
20080.72
20070.752
20060.795
20050.773
20040.722
20030.68
20020.581
20010.536
20000.465
19990.458
19980.428

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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