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Summary of Results (2021)
Results of the Survey of Research and Development
R&D Expenditure
Japan's total expenditure on R&D during fiscal year (FY) 2020 stood at 19.24 trillion yen, a 1.7 percent decrease from the previous fiscal year. It has decreased the first time in four years.
Expenditure on R&D as a percentage of GDP was 3.59 percent, a 0.08 percentage point increase from the previous fiscal year.
R&D Personnel
As of 31 March 2021, the total number of researchers is 890,500, a 1.1 percent increase from the previous year. It has increased for five consecutive years,the highest ever.
The R&D expenditures in FY2020 per researcher was ¥21.60 million, a 2.8% decrease from the previous fiscal year.
