National Bureau of Statistics: In 2024, the total expenditure on research and experimental development in the country was 3.63268 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year.

In 2024, the national investment in research and experimental development funds maintained stable growth, with an increase in intensity and new breakthroughs in basic research funding. National financial support for science and technology steadily increased. In 2024, a total of 3,626.8 billion yuan was invested in research and development funds nationwide, an increase of 296.97 billion yuan from the previous year, representing an 8.9% growth. The intensity of investment in research and experimental development funds was 2.69%, an increase of 0.11 percentage points from the previous year. The average funding per person, calculated based on the full-time equivalent of research and experimental development personnel, was 480,000 yuan, an increase of 19,000 yuan from the previous year.