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Japan: Research and development expenditure

3.44percent · 2023+4.9% 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 Japan from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20233.441
20223.401
20213.274
20203.266
20193.218
20183.219
20173.166
20163.107
20153.241
20143.368
20133.279
20123.174
20113.205
20103.105
20093.196
20083.292
20073.293
20063.228
20053.131
20042.981
20032.993
20022.965
20012.923
20002.858
19992.847
19982.827
19972.722
19962.643

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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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 2026-11-07.

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