This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from United States statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from American statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other American-specific metadata information.
Indicator |
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP |
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Organisation |
National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Patterns of R&D Resources (annual series) |
Unit of measure |
percent |
Data sources |
National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Patterns of R&D Resources (annual series) - http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/natlpatterns/ |
Data providers |
Mark Boroush |
Comment and limitations |
This indicator is widely used around the world as a comparative metric for national R&D intensity |
Method of computation |
Data on national R&D expenditures (dollars) divided by data on gross domestic product (dollars) |
Actual indicator available - description |
As stated |
Date of national source publication |
Latest data is October 2017 |
Periodicity |
Annual |
Date metadata updated |
2017-10-19 |
Disaggregation geography |
Some disaggregation of the indicator by U.S. geographic regions (mainly, states) is available. |
Disaggregation categories |
Some disaggregation of the indicator is available by R&D performers and sources of R&D funding. |
International and national references |
See above National Patterns URL |
Time period |
U.S. data for this indicator is available for 1953 to present. The most recent year avaiable in published data is 2015. |
Data last updated | Jun 06, 2024 |
Metadata last updated | Jul 08, 2024 |