Korea vs United States: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D
Korea
28,685 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2024
United States
154,300 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2025
Korea rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D over time
- Korea
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 154,300 US dollars, PPP converted against 28,685 US dollars, PPP converted in Korea, a difference of 125,615 US dollars, PPP converted.
That makes United States's figure about 5.4 times Korea's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 12 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,886 US dollars, PPP converted | 115,048 US dollars, PPP converted | 109,162 US dollars, PPP converted | United States |
| 2000s | 11,631 US dollars, PPP converted | 135,029 US dollars, PPP converted | 123,397 US dollars, PPP converted | United States |
| 2010s | 22,833 US dollars, PPP converted | 134,285 US dollars, PPP converted | 111,451 US dollars, PPP converted | United States |
| 2020s | 31,782 US dollars, PPP converted | 166,068 US dollars, PPP converted | 134,286 US dollars, PPP converted | United States |
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, Korea or United States?
- United States, at 154,300 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 Korea and United States?
- 125,615 US dollars, PPP converted, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Korea and United States rank globally for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d?
- Korea ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 12 groups.
- 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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About this data
This table contains data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) by socio-economic objective (SEO), using the NABS 2007 classification