Korea vs United States: R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect

Korea
0.1157 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
United States
0.1635 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
Korea rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect over time

  • Korea
  • United States
0.050.10.150.2200020122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.1635 Percentage of GDP against 0.1157 Percentage of GDP in Korea, a difference of 0.0478 Percentage of GDP.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 12 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1251 Percentage of GDP 0.0557 Percentage of GDP 0.0694 Percentage of GDP Korea
2010s 0.1519 Percentage of GDP 0.0807 Percentage of GDP 0.0712 Percentage of GDP Korea
2020s 0.1391 Percentage of GDP 0.1421 Percentage of GDP 0.003 Percentage of GDP United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — indirect, Korea or United States?
United States, at 0.1635 Percentage of GDP against 0.1157 Percentage of GDP in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — indirect between Korea and United States?
0.0478 Percentage of GDP, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Korea and United States rank globally for r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — indirect?
Korea ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect government support through R&D tax incentives (GTARD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect government support through R&D tax incentives (GTARD)
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
57 places, 1,280 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The OECD R&D Tax Incentives database provides a set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of central and subnational government support for business R&D in form of R&D tax incentives and direct funding across OECD member countries and other major economies. This includes time-series indicators of tax expenditures for R&D, based on the latest OECD data collection on tax incentive support for R&D expenditures. Estimates of the cost of R&D tax support at subnational government level are reported whenever such provisions are applicable and relevant data are available. These estimates of the cost of central and subnational R&D tax relief have been combined with data on direct government funding of business expenditure on R&D (BERD), as compiled by National Statistical Offices based on reports from firms, in order to provide a more complete picture of government efforts to promote business R&D. Furthermore, these estimates are combined with data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) in the broader context of overall budgetary support for R&D activities undertaken by governments. Government budget allocations for R&D include direct funding provided to all sectors, including contributions to R&D programmes abroad. OECD (2019) provides a practical guide to using the OECD R&D Tax Incentives database, describing the R&D tax incentive time series data and highlighting their potential for internationally comparative work through descriptive indicators and econometric analysis.