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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 scope of the survey covers innovation and R&D activities in the government, public research institutes, institutes of higher learning and the private sector.

To facilitate international comparability, data from the survey are collected and presented based on guidelines provided in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) "Frascati Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development" (2015 Edition).

Patents

Data on patents resulting from R&D activities carried out in Singapore that are published in the National Survey of Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) are as reported by survey respondents. Only one patent is awarded to each invention, irrespective of the number of countries to which the patent is being applied or awarded.

Data

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Organisations Performing R&D by Sector

Title : Organisations Performing Research And Development By Institutional Sector, Annual

Number

Data Items

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Total

854
819
897
907
1,114
1,035
1,039
1,084

Private Sector

806
772
849
855
1,058
980
985
1,025

Institutes Of Higher Learning

13
14
14
15
15
15
14
20

Government Sector (Including Public Research Institutes) * For conceptual alignment with Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), data for the government sector have been revised to include public research entities.

35
33
34
37
41
40
40
39
SOURCE : AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH

R&D Expenditure

Title : Research And Development Expenditure By Major Industry In The Private Sector, Annual

Million Dollars

Data Items

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Total

5,469.39
5,295.59
5,325.15
5,484.22
5,916.67
6,602.9
7,277.41
8,141.13

Manufacturing

2,946.12
2,753.92
2,749.74
2,335.44
2,989.07
3,366.28
3,690.51
3,673.71

Services

2,505.67
2,514.53
2,546.86
3,112.16
2,889.86
3,189.61
3,544.32
4,408.34

Primary Industries & Construction

17.6
27.14
28.54
36.61
37.74
47.01
42.58
59.08
SOURCE : AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH

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