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Singapore: Research and development expenditure

1.81percent · 2022-5.7% since 2012

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 Singapore from 1996 to 2022.

19962022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20221.808
20211.938
20202.16
20191.888
20181.808
20171.897
20162.069
20152.174
20142.082
20131.921
20121.918
20112.07
20101.929
20092.128
20082.597
20072.32
20062.117
20052.148
20042.079
20031.997
20022.033
20012.009
20001.817
19991.816
19981.737
19971.416
19961.32

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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 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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