Science & Technology Statistics in China

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Mobile subscriptions per 100 people

128+3.3% vs 2022

Secure internet servers per million people

1,413−6.3% vs 2023

High-tech share of manufactured exports

26.6%−1.2 pp vs 2022

Researchers in R&D per million people

1,849+9.7% vs 2021

Patent applications by residents

1.4M+6.1% vs 2020

Agricultural patents for technology

0.5−96.7% vs 2022

All Science & Technology datasets for China (47)

Dataset	Source
R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D OECD	OECD	+9.7%
R&D personnel by sector of performance and function OECD	OECD	+8.1%
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity OECD	OECD	+9.7%
R&D personnel by sector of performance and formal qualification OECD	OECD	−3.4%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and field of R&D OECD	OECD	–
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and socio-economic objectives OECD	OECD	+9.6%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source of funds OECD	OECD	+9.6%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type of expenditure OECD	OECD	+9.6%
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type of R&D OECD	OECD	+57.1%
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	+25%
Bibliometric indicators of international collaboration OECD	OECD	+3.4%
Patents - technology diffusion OECD	OECD	−11.3%
Patents - international bilateral collaboration in technology development OECD	OECD	−31.4%
Patents - international collaboration in technology development OECD	OECD	−3.5%
Patents - technology development OECD	OECD	−96.7%
Analytical Business Enterprise R&D by ISIC Rev.4 industry (ANBERD database) OECD	OECD	+15%
Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI database) OECD	OECD	–
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by industry OECD	OECD	+8.9%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by main activity (focussed) and source of funds OECD	OECD	+18%
Business enterprise R&D expenditure by main activity (focussed) and type of expenditure OECD	OECD	+18.5%
Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials Eurostat	Eurostat	+10%
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	–
Main mobile phone is a basic text phone (% 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	–
Investment in ICT with private participation (current US$) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+16.7%
Public private partnerships investment in ICT (current US$) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	–
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+10.2%
Industrial design applications, resident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+4.5%
Scientific and technical journal articles World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+17.3%
Patent applications, nonresidents World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+4.4%
Patent applications, residents World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+6.1%
Trademark applications, nonresident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+14.3%
Trademark applications, resident, by count World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+0.8%
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+3.3%
Fixed broadband subscriptions World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+7.9%
Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−6.3%
Individuals using the Internet, female (% of female population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+3.6%
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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