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Research & Development Statistics

Viet Nam's overall R&D budget is estimated to be one trillion Dong or 252 million USD during 2005. R&D density is around 0.19%. The raw data was provided to UNESCO by national agency, which is presented below in local currency and USD.

Table: Breakup of R&D Expenditure
SourceNational R&D SurveyUNESCO
Year20052005
Unitsmillion Dongmillion PPP USD
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D1,032,561252.8
R&D Expenditure by spending sector:  
Business/Industry149,72136.7
Government 685,620167.9
Higher Education184,82845.3
Private &/or non-profit/FFRDCs11,3582.8
Others  
R&D Expenditure by source of funds  
Business/Industry186,89445.8
Government765,128187.3
Higher Education7,2281.8
Foreign65,05115.9
Other sectors (e.g. Public Research Institutes)  
Others8,2602.0
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2009 edition