Per capita research and development (R&D) spending in 2018 was highest in Northern America, amounting to 1,676 U.S. dollars per person. This was more than double the 721.76 U.S. dollars spent per person in Europe, and over 100 times the 14.15 U.S. dollars spent per person in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) per capita in 2018, by region
(in PPP U.S. dollars)
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (March 17, 2022). Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) per capita in 2018, by region (in PPP U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102513/per-capita-research-development-spending-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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