Australia's r&d spending rose from 1.7 % in 1996 to 1.9 % in 2021.
Australia · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
Australia's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 3,353.7 /M in 1996 to 4,568.6 /M in 2010.
Australia's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 20,800 in 1996 to 54,589 in 2023.
Patents
Australia's patent applications, residents rose from 1,695 in 1992 to 2,966 in 2021.
Australia's patent applications, nonresidents rose from 12,100 in 1992 to 29,443 in 2021.
Australia's trademark applications, total rose from 55,756 in 2004 to 97,211 in 2021.
Technology
Australia's high-tech exports rose from 14.5 % in 2007 to 25.2 % in 2024.
Australia's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$3.86B in 2007 to US$8.19B in 2024.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
70th of 94 · 11th in East Asia & Pacific
Australia's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 3.7 % in 1996 to 3.4 % in 2025.