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Why we must allocate more money to research and development

Why do we have missing data? [iStockphoto]

What percentage of our gross domestic product (GDP) goes to research and development (R&D)? It was 0.70 per cent in 2010, according to World Bank data.

Why do we have missing data? It was 5.6 for Israel, 4.93 for South Korea and 2.43 for China in 2021. For Singapore, it was 2.16 in 2020. We can add more countries.

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