Italy vs Korea: Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.

Italy
10,238 Million euro
in 2009
Korea
16,188 Million euro
in 2008
Italy rank
10th
Korea rank
8th

Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. over time

  • Italy
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 16,188 Million euro against 10,238 Million euro in Italy, a difference of 5,950 Million euro.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.6 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 47 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 5,598 Million euro 5,904 Million euro 306 Million euro Korea
2000s 7,769 Million euro 13,485 Million euro 5,716 Million euro Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev., Italy or Korea?
Korea, at 16,188 Million euro against 10,238 Million euro in Italy as of 2008.
What is the difference in business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. between Italy and Korea?
5,950 Million euro, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2008.
How do Italy and Korea rank globally for business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev.?
Italy ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009)
Unit
Million euro
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 712 data points, 1993–2009
Last refreshed