Table 2 South Korean governmental research funds by research stage in 2005–2017
| Â | Number of research projects (% of total) | Sum of funding amount (USD) (% of total) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Max. of funding amount (USD) | Min. of funding amount (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic research | 11,573 (66.9) | 1,325,369,180 (47.9) | 114,523 (260,770) | 51,494 (42,234–90,237) | 12,317,632 | 2152 |
Applied research | 3003 (17.4) | 649,609,750 (23.5) | 216,320 (460,530) | 88,741 (49,883–197,342) | 13,058,884 | 3889 |
Development research | 2474 (14.3) | 730,902,298 (26.4) | 295,433 (414,082) | 165,336 (75,243–333,566) | 5,541,543 | 1204 |
Unable to specify | 244 (1.4) | 62,119,668 (2.2) | 254,589 (385,352) | 107,093 (n/a) | 2,282,328 | 3610 |