The R&D Data Atlas features indicators widely used to monitor developments in science, technology, innovation and industry, and complements them with indicators on economic growth and socio-economic development. The Research and Development Data Atlas includes indicators on R&D expenditure broken down by source of funds, type of costs, economic activity, size class, type and field of R&D, socio-economic objectives, regions as well as R&D personnel broken down by occupation, qualification, gender, citizenship, age groups, fields of research and development. In addition, it includes indicators on foreign trade in high-tech products and corporate investment in R&D.
Topics covered:
- Expenditure on research and development
- Patent applications
- Human resources in science and technology
- Foreign trade in high-tech products
- Research and development investment by a company
Datasets include:
- UNESCO Science, Technology and Innovation Statistics
- OECD Business Enterprise R&D Expenditure by Industry
- EC Research and Development Investment of Top 2500 Companies Around the World
- Eurostat Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development
- WIPO Patent Application and Grant Statistics by Applicant's Origin
- 170+ others
Please see reference table RD_DATASETS that includes the list of all tables/datasets included in this listing, with key details on each table/dataset including name, source, frequency of refresh, source, documentation on data, etc.
Fields include:
- Gross domestic expenditure on research and development
- Employment in knowledge-intensive activities
- Expenditures on R&D per unit of company's output
- Exports of high-technology manufacturing goods
- Trademarks and patent applications
Sources include the UN, OECD, Eurostat, US National Science Foundation, US Patent and Trademark Office, EC, World Intellectual Property Organization, Statistics Canada, Biotechnology Innovation Organization. Datasets are updated within 1-7 days of the most recent data being made available by the underlying reporter. More detail on each of the datasets, fields, and sources included in the share can be found at the link in our documentation.
Use cases
- Estimating the impact of expenditure on research and development on economic growth
- Analysing the innovation performance of corporations, industries, and countries
- Studying the determinants of the global competitiveness of nations