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Samsung Electronics research and development expenditure
Global: 37.7 trillion KRW in 2025.
- 37.7 trillion KRW Latest · Global · 2025
- Annual Release cadence
- 1 Record · 1 region · 2025
Verified 15 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2026
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Samsung Electronics research and development expenditure
Global, 2025
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1 record · 1 region · 2025. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Total research and development investment by Samsung Electronics in a fiscal year.
- Measure
- One slice of Research and development investment ( form: level, segment: company reported ) . Total capital and operational expenditure allocated to research and development activities. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Announces Fourth Quarter and FY 2025 Results | Samsung | 29 Jan 2026 | 1 |
Other slices of research and development investment
- ICT sector share of business enterprise R&D expenditure 6 ict sector
- ICT services share of business enterprise R&D expenditure 6 ict services
- Health sector research and development investment growth rate 2 health sector
- ICT manufacturing share of business enterprise R&D expenditure 2 ict manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing total R&D performance 2 pharmaceutical manufacturing
- ASML research and development expenditure 1 company reported
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing R&D funded by domestic companies 1 domestic company funded
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing R&D funded by foreign companies 1 foreign company funded
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing R&D funded by other external sources 1 other external sources
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing company-funded R&D 1 company funded
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing externally funded R&D 1 externally funded
- Pharmaceutical business enterprise research and development expenditure 1 business enterprise
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest samsung Electronics research and development expenditure?
Global: 37.7 trillion KRW in 2025.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by Samsung. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2025; the next release should cover 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Samsung Electronics research and development expenditure [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/samsung-rnd-expenditure
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