OECD Data on Gross Domestic Spending on Research and Development

OECD data defines gross domestic spending on R&D as the total expenditure on R&D by all resident entities in a country, including companies, research institutes, universities, and government labs. The dataset is sourced from the OECD and aggregated on the paperswithcode platform. The specific temporal coverage, geography, and data volume are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Use Cases

• Benchmark national R&D investment intensity based on reported gross domestic spending.
• Analyze sectoral contributions to R&D expenditure based on the inclusion of company, institute, university, and government laboratory data.
• Model the relationship between R&D spending and economic growth metrics using country-level aggregates.

Strengths

• Data is defined and provided by the OECD, a recognized international statistical authority.
• The description clearly defines the scope to include all resident entities performing R&D.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

OECD

Collection Method

Aggregated national expenditure statistics from member countries.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Likely covers OECD member countries and potentially other economies.