Korea vs Taiwan: R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity over time
- Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Korea currently reports 459,405 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 243,658 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Taiwan, a difference of 215,747 Persons (full-time equivalent).
That makes Korea's figure about 1.9 times Taiwan's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 2nd and Taiwan ranks 4th of 12 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 186,085 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 117,249 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 68,836 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Korea |
| 2010s | 316,554 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 181,891 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 134,662 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Korea |
| 2020s | 444,870 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 231,531 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 213,339 Persons (full-time equivalent) | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity, Korea or Taiwan?
- Korea, at 459,405 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 243,658 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity between Korea and Taiwan?
- 215,747 Persons (full-time equivalent), with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Taiwan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Taiwan rank globally for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Taiwan ranks 4th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents research and development (R&D) statistics on personnel in the business enterprise sector. Measured in full-time equivalent are the number of total R&D personnel and researchers in the business enterprise sector by industry according to the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) revision 4. Data at the industry level are presented from 2000, first year from which some countries converted their data from ISIC rev.3.1 to the current ISIC rev. 4 classification.