China's r&d spending rose from 0.6 % in 1996 to 2.6 % in 2023.
China · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
China's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 447.1 /M in 1996 to 2,107.3 /M in 2023.
China's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 33,621 in 1996 to 932,712 in 2023.
Patents
China's patent applications, residents rose from 10,022 in 1992 to 1.43M in 2021.
China's patent applications, nonresidents rose from 4,387 in 1992 to 159,019 in 2021.
China's trademark applications, total rose from 527,620 in 2004 to 9.19M in 2021.
Technology
China's high-tech exports fell from 30.2 % in 2007 to 26.3 % in 2024.
China's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$344B in 2007 to US$857B in 2024.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
16th of 94 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
China's ict service exports (% of service exports) rose from 1.5 % in 1996 to 19.1 % in 2025.