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

Korea
0.3326 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.4043 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Korea rank
2nd
United Kingdom rank
1st

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

  • Korea
  • United Kingdom
0.10.20.30.40.5200020122024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.4043 Percentage of GDP against 0.3326 Percentage of GDP in Korea, a difference of 0.0717 Percentage of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 12 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2623 Percentage of GDP 0.1299 Percentage of GDP 0.1323 Percentage of GDP Korea
2010s 0.3166 Percentage of GDP 0.2579 Percentage of GDP 0.0587 Percentage of GDP Korea
2020s 0.3621 Percentage of GDP 0.4392 Percentage of GDP 0.0772 Percentage of GDP United Kingdom

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 — sum of, Korea or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.4043 Percentage of GDP against 0.3326 Percentage of GDP in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of between Korea and United Kingdom?
0.0717 Percentage of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom?
14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of?
Korea ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 1st 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 — Sum of tax incentive support for business R&D (GTARD) and government-financed BERD. 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 — Sum of tax incentive support for business R&D (GTARD) and government-financed BERD
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,059 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.