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This Article is From Oct 19, 2020

ICICI Securities: India’s Aggregate R&D Spend By Listed Companies Remains Low At Rs 360 Billion In FY20

ICICI Securities: India’s Aggregate R&D Spend By Listed Companies Remains Low At Rs 360 Billion In FY20
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ICICI Securities Report

Key data points on research and development spend -

In the listed space, 409 stocks spent Rs 360 billion, or 0.9% of their revenues, on R&D during FY20.

Top sectors spending on R&D included auto (Rs 111 billion), pharma (Rs 106 billion), industrials + energy (Rs 82 billion), and IT (Rs 23 billion).

Private sector investment in R&D at 37% is much lower than government and is a departure from global trend of higher contribution by private sector.

R&D spend in India has remained stable at approximately 0.7% of gross domestic product since 2014.

However, it is relatively low as compared to other emerging economies (1-1.5%) and significantly lower than developed economies and China ( more than 2%)

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