Database Specific
Database Specific Abstract AbstractThe Main Science and Technology Indicators database contains 151 main data series selected from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Scientific and Technological Indicators database for 30 OECD member countries and nine non-member countries. The majority of these series provide information on research and experimental development resources, with additional series providing measures of output and the impact of scientific and technological activities. A number of economic series are also included to calculate indicators such as growth rates at fixed prices, research and development expenditures as a percentage of GDP or industrial value added, and series to convert data into a common currency using comparisons at purchasing power parities.
These data were first provided by the UK Data Service in March 2004. The UK Data Service web site includes further information on its OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators holdings, including a dataset user guide and details of latest database updates.
Source Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisation Direct source Direct sourceBibliographic citation:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Main Science and Technology Indicators (February 2019 Edition). UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/oecd/msti/2019-02
Source Periodicity Source PeriodicityYearly
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Date last updated Date last updatedFebruary 2019
Reference period Reference period1981 onwards
Population & Scope Population & Scope Geographic coverage Geographic coverageAustralia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.
NON-MEMBER ECONOMIES: Argentina, China, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa and Chinese Taipei.
Item coverage Item coverageGross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD); Research and Development Personnel (FTE); GERD by source of funds; GERD by performance sectors; Researchers (Headcount); Business Enterprise Expenditure on Research and Development (BERD); Business Enterprise Research and Development Personnel (FTE); BERD by source of funds; BERD by performance sectors; Higher Education Expenditure on Research and Development (HERD); Higher Education Research and Development Personnel (FTE); Government Expenditure on Research and Development; Government Research and Development Personnel (FTE); Government Budget Appropriations or Outlays for Research and Development by socio-economic objectives (GBAORD); Research and Development Expenditure of Foreign Affiliates; Patents; Technology Balance of Payments (TBP); International trade in highly Research and Development-intensive industries; Annex: Economic series.
Other Aspects Other Aspects Other comments Other commentsThis database, published twice a year, provides a set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of the efforts undertaken by OECD Member countries and selected non-member economies in the field of Science and Technology as available from 1981 onwards. It includes final or provisional results as well as forecasts established by government authorities. Indicators cover resources devoted to research and development, patent families, technology balance of payments and international trade in highly R and D-intensive industries. Also presented are the underlying economic series used to calculate these indicators.
Indicators on R and D expenditures, budgets and personnel are derived from the OECD Research and Development Statistics (RDS) database, which is based on the data reported to OECD and Eurostat in the framework of the joint OECD-Eurostat international data collection on resources devoted to R and D.
The sources for the other indicators include the OECD databases on Activities of Foreign Affiliates (AFA), on Bilateral Trade in Goods by Industry and End-use Category database (BTDIxE), on Patents and on Technological Balance of Payments (TBP).
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Recommended uses and limitations Recommended uses and limitationsThe Main Science and Technology Indicators database contains 151 main data series selected from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Scientific and Technological Indicators database for 30 OECD member countries and nine non-member countries. The majority of these series provide information on research and experimental development resources, with additional series providing measures of output and the impact of scientific and technological activities. A number of economic series are also included to calculate indicators such as growth rates at fixed prices, research and development expenditures as a percentage of GDP or industrial value added, and series to convert data into a common currency using comparisons at purchasing power parities.
These data were first provided by the UK Data Service in March 2004. The UK Data Service web site includes further information on its OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators holdings, including a dataset user guide and details of latest database updates.
Bibliographic citation:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Main Science and Technology Indicators (February 2019 Edition). UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/oecd/msti/2019-02
Yearly
1981 onwards
February 2019
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.
NON-MEMBER ECONOMIES: Argentina, China, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa and Chinese Taipei.
Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD); Research and Development Personnel (FTE); GERD by source of funds; GERD by performance sectors; Researchers (Headcount); Business Enterprise Expenditure on Research and Development (BERD); Business Enterprise Research and Development Personnel (FTE); BERD by source of funds; BERD by performance sectors; Higher Education Expenditure on Research and Development (HERD); Higher Education Research and Development Personnel (FTE); Government Expenditure on Research and Development; Government Research and Development Personnel (FTE); Government Budget Appropriations or Outlays for Research and Development by socio-economic objectives (GBAORD); Research and Development Expenditure of Foreign Affiliates; Patents; Technology Balance of Payments (TBP); International trade in highly Research and Development-intensive industries; Annex: Economic series.
This database, published twice a year, provides a set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of the efforts undertaken by OECD Member countries and selected non-member economies in the field of Science and Technology as available from 1981 onwards. It includes final or provisional results as well as forecasts established by government authorities. Indicators cover resources devoted to research and development, patent families, technology balance of payments and international trade in highly R and D-intensive industries. Also presented are the underlying economic series used to calculate these indicators.
Indicators on R and D expenditures, budgets and personnel are derived from the OECD Research and Development Statistics (RDS) database, which is based on the data reported to OECD and Eurostat in the framework of the joint OECD-Eurostat international data collection on resources devoted to R and D.
The sources for the other indicators include the OECD databases on Activities of Foreign Affiliates (AFA), on Bilateral Trade in Goods by Industry and End-use Category database (BTDIxE), on Patents and on Technological Balance of Payments (TBP).
Copyright:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development