 
 
 
| APPENDIX 1-26 Number of Scientists, Engineers and Technicians and Expenditures for R&D | ||||||||
| Number of Scientists, Engineers and | Expenditures for Research | |||||||
| Technicians Engaged in Research and | and Experimental | As % of Expenditures | ||||||
| Experimental Development (Headcount) | Development | for Research and | ||||||
| Development | ||||||||
| Year | ||||||||
| Total | Scientists & | Technicians | Assistant | Total | As % of | Government | Private | |
| Engineers | (NT $100 | GDP | ||||||
| million) | ||||||||
| 1991 | 82436 | 46173 | 22844 | 13419 | 818 | 1.70 | 52.1 | 47.9 | 
| 1992 | 77750 | 48356 | 22117 | 7277 | 948 | 1.78 | 52.2 | 47.8 | 
| 1993 | 90918 | 54905 | 23720 | 12293 | 1036 | 1.76 | 49.5 | 50.5 | 
| 1994 | 95088 | 58156 | 24067 | 12865 | 1147 | 1.77 | 48.2 | 51.8 | 
| 1995 | 105822 | 66478 | 25635 | 13709 | 1250 | 1.78 | 45.9 | 54.1 | 
| 1996 | 116853 | 71611 | 28987 | 16255 | 1380 | 1.80 | 42.7 | 57.3 | 
| 1997 | 129165 | 76588 | 34021 | 18556 | 1563 | 1.88 | 40.8 | 59.2 | 
| 1998 | 129305 | 83209 | 30535 | 15561 | 1765 | 1.98 | 38.3 | 61.7 | 
| 1999 | 134845 | 87454 | 31465 | 15926 | 1905 | 2.06 | 37.9 | 62.1 | 
| 2000 | 137622 | 87394 | 33713 | 16515 | 1976 | 2.06 | 37.5 | 62.5 | 
| 2001 | 138409 | 89118 | 33007 | 16283 | 2050 | 2.17 | 37.0 | 63.0 | 
| 2002 | 150200 | 94821 | 37998 | 17381 | 2244 | 2.31 | 38.1 | 61.9 | 
| 2003 | 157225 | 96436 | 43730 | 17058 | 2408 | 2.45 | 38.1 | 61.9 | 
| 2004 | 168525 | 91490 | 59583 | 17451 | 2609 | 2.42 | 33.9 | 66.1 |