2025年中国研发经费投入突破3.9万亿元

中国官方发布的《2025年全国科技经费投入统计公报》显示，2025年中国研发经费投入总量达到39288.2亿元，较上年增长8.2%，在全球排名第二位，仅次于美国1。其中，企业研发经费首次突破3万亿元，达到30394.4亿元，占全社会研发经费的77.4%，增长率为7.7%1。

基础研究经费增长态势尤为亮眼，2025年基础研究经费投入2834.6亿元，同比增长13.3%，增速高于整体研发经费增速5.1个百分点，全球排名也位居第二1。中国研发经费投入强度达到2.8%，首次超过经合组织国家平均水平的2.72%1。"十四五"时期中国研发经费年均增长10%，超过美国的8.4%、德国的6.2%、日本的5.8%和韩国的8.9%1。

China's research and development expenditure reached 3.928 trillion yuan (39,288.2 billion yuan) in 2025, representing an 8.2 percent increase from the previous year, according to the National Science and Technology Expenditure Statistical Bulletin released by Chinese authorities 1. The country maintained its position as the world's second-largest investor in R&D, trailing only the United States 1.

Enterprise research funding achieved a historic milestone by exceeding 3 trillion yuan for the first time, accounting for 77.4 percent of total national R&D spending 1. Basic research investment grew at a notably faster pace, increasing 13.3 percent year-over-year, outpacing the overall R&D growth rate by 5.1 percentage points 1. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China's R&D expenditure expanded at an average annual rate of 10 percent, surpassing comparable growth rates in the United States (8.4 percent), Germany (6.2 percent), Japan (5.8 percent), and South Korea (8.9 percent) 1.

China's R&D investment intensity reached 2.8 percent of gross domestic product in 2025, marking the first time the figure exceeded the average level of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) nations at 2.72 percent 1. Basic research funding amounted to 283.46 billion yuan, positioning China second globally in this category, approximately 2.3 times Japan's and 2.8 times South Korea's respective basic research investments 1.