United States Exceeds $ 700 Billion in Gross Domestic Expenditures on R & D in 2020

In 2020, the United States totaled $ 730 billion in domestic R&D expenditures in 2020, up 8 % from 2019 ( $ 678 billion ) . Other top performers include Japan ( $ 172 billion ) , Germany ( $ 147 billion ) , South Korea ( $ 111 billion ) , the United Kingdom ( $ 90 billion ) , and France ( $ 75 billion ) . China, the second-highest performer of domestic R&D in recent years, totaled $ 465 billion in 2018, the most recent year with estimates reported by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In the same year, the United States totaled $ 618 billion.
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - Category: Statistics Source Type: news