How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?

26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Korea: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D

Japan

74,742 US dollars, PPP converted

in 2025

Korea

28,685 US dollars, PPP converted

in 2024

Japan rank

1st

Korea rank

2nd

Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D over time

Japan
Korea

How they compare

Japan currently reports 74,742 US dollars, PPP converted against 28,685 US dollars, PPP converted in Korea, a difference of 46,057 US dollars, PPP converted.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.6 times Korea's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 1st and Korea ranks 2nd of 31 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28,401 US dollars, PPP converted	5,886 US dollars, PPP converted	22,515 US dollars, PPP converted	Japan
2000s	33,982 US dollars, PPP converted	11,631 US dollars, PPP converted	22,350 US dollars, PPP converted	Japan
2010s	41,072 US dollars, PPP converted	22,833 US dollars, PPP converted	18,239 US dollars, PPP converted	Japan
2020s	85,974 US dollars, PPP converted	31,782 US dollars, PPP converted	54,191 US dollars, PPP converted	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d, Japan or Korea?: Japan, at 74,742 US dollars, PPP converted against 28,685 US dollars, PPP converted in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d between Japan and Korea?: 46,057 US dollars, PPP converted, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d?: Japan ranks 1st and Korea ranks 2nd of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD)
Unit: US dollars, PPP converted
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 43 places, 1,446 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

This table contains data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) by socio-economic objective (SEO), using the NABS 2007 classification