Science & Technology Statistics in Australia

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Mobile subscriptions per 100 people

113+2.8% vs 2022

Secure internet servers per million people

44.3K−6.9% vs 2023

High-tech share of manufactured exports

25.2%−0.1 pp vs 2023

Patent applications by residents

2,966+25.3% vs 2020

Agricultural patents for technology

3−57.1% vs 2020

Patents in recycling and secondary raw materials

8.44−60.2% vs 2020

All Science & Technology datasets for Australia (49)

Dataset	Source
R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D OECD	OECD	+6.6%
R&D personnel by sector of performance and function OECD	OECD	+9.9%
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity OECD	OECD	+16%
R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification OECD	OECD	+2.2%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and field of R&D OECD	OECD	+0.7%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and socio-economic objectives OECD	OECD	−47.4%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source of funds OECD	OECD	+8.4%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type of expenditure OECD	OECD	+8.3%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type of R&D OECD	OECD	+0.6%
Green transition hidden OECD	OECD	–
Implied tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures OECD	OECD	0%
R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD OECD	OECD	−0.2%
ICT Access and Usage by Households OECD	OECD	−0.6%
ICT Access and Usage by Businesses OECD	OECD	−2%
Bibliometric indicators of international collaboration OECD	OECD	+3.9%
Patents - technology diffusion OECD	OECD	−51.2%
Patents - international bilateral collaboration in technology development OECD	OECD	−1.1%
Patents - international collaboration in technology development OECD	OECD	−71.4%
Patents - technology development OECD	OECD	−57.1%
Analytical Business Enterprise R&D by ISIC Rev.4 industry (ANBERD database) OECD	OECD	+5.9%
Government budget allocations for R&D OECD	OECD	−4.4%
Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI database) OECD	OECD	−33.3%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by industry OECD	OECD	+2.8%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by main activity (focussed) and source of funds OECD	OECD	+27.4%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by main activity (focussed) and type of expenditure OECD	OECD	−22.8%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by size class and by source of funds OECD	OECD	+10.9%
Broadband and telecom databases OECD	OECD	+0.1
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials Eurostat	Eurostat	−60.2%
Own a mobile phone (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Own a mobile phone, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Main mobile phone is a smartphone (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Main mobile phone is a smartphone, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Main mobile phone is a smartphone, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Used the internet in the past three months, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Used the internet in the past three months, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+17.9%
Industrial design applications, resident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−3%
Scientific and technical journal articles World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+0.5%
Patent applications, nonresidents World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+9.3%
Patent applications, residents World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+25.3%
Trademark applications, nonresident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+29%
Trademark applications, resident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+8%
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+2.8%
Fixed broadband subscriptions World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+1.5%
Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−6.9%
Individuals using the Internet, female (% of female population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+1.5%
Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+3.4%
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 12 - Digitalisation OECD	OECD	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 11 - Communications infrastructure OECD	OECD	–

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