R&D Expenditure R&D Output Human Resources
Human Resources for R&D

Human Resources (FTE: Full-Time Equivalent)
Source Economy Year Researchers Total R&D personnel
Total Per 1,000
total
employment
(%)		 Business
enterprise		 Higher
education		 Government Private
non-profit		 Not
specified		 Total Per 1,000
total
employment
(%)		 Business
enterprise		 Higher
education		 Government Private
non-profit		 Not
specified
2 Australia 2008 91,617 8.4 26,941 53,340 8,285 - 3,051 136,696 12.5 53,556 61,310 17,042 - 4,788
4 Brunei
Darussalam		 2004 102 - 16 58 24 - - 140 - 17 63 60 - -
6 Canada 2006 140,010 - 87,580 43,530 8,180 - - 226,250 - 148,810 57,270 17,960 2,210 -
4 Chile 2004 13,427 - 6,724 5,222 615 866 - 21,689 - - - - - -
2 China 2008 1,592,420 2.1 1,092,213 261,237 238,970 - - 1,965,357 2.5 1,395,943 266,813 302,601 - -
7 Hong Kong 2008 18,450 5.2 7,667 10,384 398 - - 22,005 6.3 10,261 11,229 515 - -
4 Indonesia 2005 - - - - 5,738 - - - - - - - - -
2 Japan 2008 682,757 10.6 492,805 149,630 32,050 - - 908,820 14.2 625,264 208,027 61,901 - -
2 Korea 2008 236,137 10.0 182,901 34,773 15,552 - - 294,440 12.5 208,428 60,372 21,768 - -
8 Malaysia 2008 12,542 0.1 1,509 9,467 1,566 - - 15,222 1.4 2,004 10,209 3,009 - -
2, 4 Mexico 2005 48,401 1.2 24,367 16,691 6,589 754 - 89,398 2.2 48,044 25,218 14,837 1,299 -
2 New Zealand 2007 18,300 10.8 4,700 11,500 2,100 - - 24,700 14.5 8,100 13,200 3,400 - -
- Papua
New Guinea		 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Peru - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 Philippines 2005 6,896 0.2 2,692 1,971 2,193 40 - 9,407 0.3 4,309 2,259 2,775 64 -
10 Russia 2009 442,263 - 216,400 77,955 146,211 1,696 - 845,942 - 454,973 106,443 282,207 2,320 -
11 Singapore 2007 27,301 - 16,210 7,221 1,582 2,289 - 32,198 - 18,948 7,689 2,441 3,119 -
2 Chinese Taipei 2008 110,089 10.6 67,851 27,772 13,912 - - 184,633 17.7 128,036 31,118 24,522 - -
4 Thailand 1 2006 - - 4,375 - - - - 8,235 - 8,235 - - - -
12 Thailand 2 2007 21,392 - 4,986 - - - - 42,624 - 8,645 - - - -
2, 4 United States 2006 1,425,550 9.7 1,135,500 - - - - - - - - - - -
4 Viet Nam 2002 9,328 - 968 3,020 5,272 68 - 11,356 - 977 3,044 7,252 83 -
Source:
1) World Factbook
2) OECD Main Science and Technology 2010/01
3) WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2010
4) UNESCO Institute for Statistics
5) World Bank, World Development Indicators
6) Statistics Canada, Innovation Analysis Bulletin, July 2009
7) The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD), Government of HKSAR
8) National R&D Survey, 2008
9) DOST R&D Surveys
10) Science of Russia in Figures, Centre for Science Research and Statistics (CSRS), 2010 (Наука России в цифрах ЦИСН 2010)
11) National Survey of R&D in Singapore, 2007
12) National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office


Human Resources (Headcount)
Source Economy Year Researchers Total R&D personnel
Total Per 1,000
total
employment
(%)		 Business
enterprise		 Higher
education		 Government Private
non-profit		 Total Per 1,000
total
employment
(%)		 Business
enterprise		 Higher
education		 Government Private
non-profit
2 Australia 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 Brunei
Darussalam		 2004 292 - 32 198 62 - - - - - - -
6 Canada 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 Chile 2004 18,365 - 10,064 6,820 615 866 30,583 - - - - -
2 China 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - -
7 Hong Kong 2008 21,613 6.1 9,631 10,950 1,032 - 27,087 7.7 13,295 12,327 1,465 -
4 Indonesia 2005 35,564 - 673 23,750 11,141 - - - - - - -
2 Japan 2008 890,669 - 539,591 305,847 35,084 - - - - - - -
2 Korea 2008 300,050 - 197,023 82,077 17,277 - - - - - - -
8 Malaysia 2008 24,991 2.3 1,640 19,701 3,650 - 29,945 2.7 2,249 21,797 5,899 -
2, 4 Mexico 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 New Zealand 2007 29,700 - 7,100 20,000 2,600 - 43,600 - 14,400 25,000 4,200 -
- Papua
New Guinea		 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Peru - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 Philippines 2005 10,690 0.3 3,190 4,591 2,797 112 14,087 0.4 5,106 5,262 3,539 180
9 Philippines 2 2007 11,490 - - - - - 14,649 - 5,150 6,103 3,198 199
10 Russia 2009 369,237 11.1 201,668 33,847 132,955 767 742,433 - 432,415 48,498 260,360 1,160
11 Singapore 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2 Chinese Taipei 2008 143,862 - 74,975 50,454 17,709 - - - - - - -
4 Thailand 2006 - - 5,765 - - - 11,153 - 11,153 - - -
12 Thailand 2 2007 38,982 - 6,886 - - - 73,498 - 12,902 - - -
2, 4 United States 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 Viet Nam 2002 41,117 - 9,675 20,132 11,082 228 - - - - - -
Source:
1) World Factbook
2) OECD Main Science and Technology 2010/01
3) WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators 2010
4) UNESCO Institute for Statistics
5) World Bank, World Development Indicators
6) Statistics Canada, Innovation Analysis Bulletin, July 2009
7) The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD), Government of HKSAR
8) National R&D Survey, 2008
9) DOST R&D Surveys
10) Science of Russia in Figures, Centre for Science Research and Statistics (CSRS), 2010 (Наука России в цифрах ЦИСН 2010)
11) National Survey of R&D in Singapore, 2007
12) National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office

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