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Summary of Results (2023)
Results of the Survey of Research and Development
R&D Expenditure
Japan's total expenditure on R&D during fiscal year (FY) 2022 stood at 20.70 trillion yen, a 4.9 percent increase from the previous fiscal year. This figure is the highest ever.
Expenditure on R&D as a percentage of GDP was 3.65 percent, a 0.09 percentage point increase from the previous fiscal year.
Intramural expenditures on R&D by selected objective (3 fields)
R&D funds spent in the three areas positioned by the Japanese government as fundamental technologies to be strategically addressed were 272.5 billion yen for AI, 385.0 billion yen for Biotechnology, and 132.2 billion yen for Quantum technology.
This, in comparison to the previous fiscal year, reflects a 56.3% increase in AI, a 55.1% increase in Biotechnology, a 13.2% increase in Quantum technology. AI and Biotechnology of these three have increased significantly.
R&D Personnel
As of 31 March 2023, the total number of researchers is 910,400, a 0.2 percent increase from the previous year. It has increased for seven consecutive years, making the highest ever.
The R&D expenditures in FY2022 per researcher was 22.74 million yen, a 4.6% increase from the previous fiscal year.
It has increased for two consecutive years.
