Hong Kong SAR, China - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Hong Kong SAR, China was 0.863 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.863 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.428 in 1998.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1998 0.428
1999 0.458
2000 0.465
2001 0.536
2002 0.581
2003 0.680
2004 0.722
2005 0.773
2006 0.795
2007 0.752
2008 0.720
2009 0.773
2010 0.749
2011 0.721
2012 0.727
2013 0.730
2014 0.740
2015 0.762
2016 0.792
2017 0.800
2018 0.863

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology