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Economy

Research And Development Expenditure By Type Of Costs And Institutional Sector, Annual

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH

Data Last Updated: 12/11/2025

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Data on research and development (R&D) in Singapore are collected through the National Survey of Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE), conducted on an annual basis by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). The institutional sectors in the RIE Survey are broadly split into three sectors, namely (a) 'Private sector' comprises all business enterprises, excluding institutions of higher learning; (b) 'Government sector' comprises all government organisations, including government ministries, statutory boards & public research institutes and excluding institutes of higher learning; and (c) 'Institutes of Higher Learning' comprises institutions of higher learning, including the universities and polytechnics.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M081341

Data from Jan 1990 to Dec 2022

Last updated 4 months ago (11 May 2026)

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ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenditureByTypeOfCostsAndInstitutionalSectorAnnual.csv (39 rows, 11.8 KB)

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(Null)2.6%
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(Null)7.7%
(Null)7.7%
(Null)7.7%
(Null)7.7%
(Null)7.7%
(Null)7.7%
(Null)89.7%
157.282.6%
222.082.6%
618.582.6%
997.932.6%
(Null)89.7%
156.032.6%
215.892.6%
577.622.6%
949.542.6%
(Null)89.7%
4422.6%
147.12.6%
167.62.6%
756.82.6%
(Null)89.7%
119.72.6%
142.52.6%
309.52.6%
571.72.6%
Total12689.3911365.1110405.179690.459198.769002.139136.469207.588307.227393.517074.257271.736308.046009.087113.546326.24998.454569.414041.473396.93368.343232.683009.522656.32492.262104.561792.141366.561174.98997.93949.54756.8571.7
Capital Costs1139.041079.86861.92855.17727.64885.171197.431266.221252.981000.871137.36891.73963.771030.112296.221790.85893.44797.98809.2447.88658.28562.98562.88607.58686.31601.33498.12329.01281.81nananana
Manpower Costs6241.115381.655074.144926.044616.054465.274290.234192.133803.973475.253307.093434.732859.952619.152497.72386.212139.931937.481747.951538.391448.11350.721256.211122.051011.69897.93770.72634.88564.76nananana
Researchers5488.24719.584463.964363.124119.143984.673750.033686.323359.743057.052868.992887.612463.212239.212121.652075.11844.571647.011481.161340.281267.221185.161078.84967.76872.23755.78677.2544.97493.55nananana
Research Scientists & Engineers (RSE)5098.114364.274138.394018.923799.243624.543416.663367.23072.692754.782579.312330.992200.211979.071861.921804.461555.041432.981285.241179.31110.71044.29957.72873.52774.71661.99594.02479.06439.27nananana
Full-Time Postgraduate Research Students (FPGRS)100.64104.12110.56119.91136.7152.06163.62161.08154.83154146.26144.35136.4127.06105.9950.71136.8362.5376.1162.957.5745.8618.68nananananananananana
Non-Degree Researchers289.45251.19215.02224.29183.21208.07169.76158.04132.22148.27143.42412.27126.6133.08153.74219.93152.7151.5119.8198.0898.9595.02102.4494.2497.5293.7983.1865.9254.28nananana
Technicians229.32194.09163.86167.6136.97154.38196.85185.28152.35165.24160.44198.15170.15174.45174.94136.89121.89109.13100.5780.7579.1874.2769.3477.2664.9583.847.4347.3438.15nananana
Other Support Staff523.6467.98446.31395.32359.94326.21343.34320.53291.88252.95277.66348.97226.59205.49201.11174.22173.47181.34166.22117.36101.791.29108.0377.0374.5258.3546.0842.5733.06nananana
Other Operating Costs5309.254903.64469.113909.243855.073651.693648.83749.223250.272917.42629.82945.272484.332359.822319.622149.131965.081833.951484.311410.631261.981318.991190.43926.68794.26605.29523.31402.66328.41nananana
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Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Research And Development Expenditure By Type Of Costs And Institutional Sector, Annual (2026) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_0ec6af415a470f7bd95228295f06a610/view

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24 Oct 2024

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