Dataset description and subject overview
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The OECDs Science and Technology Indicators are made up of two databases, the Main Science and Technology Indicators and the Research and Development Statistics.
The Main Science and Technology Indicators 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 contains over 150 main data series selected from the OECD Scientific and Technological Indicators database. One hundred of these series concern resources devoted to research and experimental development, and an additional 35 are measures of output and the impact of scientific and technological activities. Also included are 11 economic series used to calculate indicators such as growth rates at fixed prices, R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP or industrial value added, and to convert data into a common currency using comparisons at purchasing power parities. The series are grouped under the following subject headings:
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- Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD)
- R&D Personnel (FTE)
- GERD by source of funds
- GERD by performance sectors
- Researchers (Headcount)
- Business Enterprise Expenditure on R&D (BERD)
- Business Enterprise R&D Personnel (FTE)
- BERD by source of funds
- BERD performed in selected industries:
- Higher Education Expenditure on R&D (HERD)
- Higher Education R&D Personnel (FTE)
- Government Expenditure on R&D
- Government R&D Personnel (FTE)
- Government Budget Appropriations or Outlays for R&D by socio-economic objectives (GBAORD)
- R&D Expenditure of Foreign Affiliates
- Patents
- Technology Balance of Payments (TBP)
- International trade in highly R&D-intensive industries
- Annex: Economic series
For a full list of the indicators under these headings please refer to the OECD's Main Science and Technologies Manual.
To facilitate searching across these subjects, within Beyond 2020 all indicators are listed under the ‘Subject’ dimension. You simply need to scroll through to find the indicator you are interested in, or alternatively use the Search function.
User Documentation
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The OECD produces the following documentation about the database:
The homepage of the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry can be found at http://www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_33703_1_1_1_1_1,00.html.
The OECD MSTI, hosted by ESDS International are delivered via Beyond 20/20:
Nb. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software to read documents in pdf format. You can download it free of charge from the Adobe website.
Accessing the OECD Main Science and Technology Statistics
To access the ESDS International macro-economic datasets you must be a user from a UK higher or further education institution. We cannot provide data to users outside of this community due to the data re-distribution license agreements we have with our data providers. If you are a member of a UK higher or further education institution access to the macro-economic datasets is provided free of charge.
Access to data requires ESDS registration and uses the Federated Access / Athens authentication system. Registration is a simple online process - go to the How to Register web page at www.esds.ac.uk/aandp/access/login.asp to begin the process.
Once you have registered with ESDS and attempt to access one of the macro-economic datasets, you will automatically be prompted to agree to additional dataset specific conditions if they apply.
Countries in the OECD Main Science and Technology Statistics
There are series for 30 OECD Member countries and four zones (EU-27, EU-25, EU-15 and Total OECD). A special "adjusted" series for Japan has also been included up to 1995. Also available are series for nine non-member economies.
COUNTRIES COVERED: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.
NON-MEMBER ECONOMIES: Argentina, China, Israel, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa and Chinese Taipei
Periodicity and Time Range
The OECD Main Science and Technology Statistics are available from 1981 and is updated every 6 months. See the latest
data update page for further information.
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