Research Article
Research on Innovation Performance in Heterogeneous Region: Evidence from Yangtze Economic Belt in China
Table 2
Context of the research regions.
| Region/Nation (%) | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 |
| Area | 2% | 7% | 12% | Population | 12% | 17% | 14% | GDP | 20% | 13% | 9% | Export-import volume | 42% | 3% | 2% | R&D expenditure/GDP | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Sector/overall GDP (%) | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 |
| Sector one (agriculture) | 5% | 13% | 13% | Sector two (manufacturing) | 49% | 51% | 49% | Sector three (service) | 46% | 36% | 38% |
| Total no. of regions | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 |
| Area (square km) | 211,300 | 710,000 | 1,132,000 | Population (thousand) | 157,090 | 228,100 | 190,690 | GDP (billion USD) | 1561 | 1028 | 708 | Export-import volume (million USD) | 362706.98 | 22640.09 | 18326.67 |
| Total no. of nations | Overall | Cooperate | Cooperate/overall |
| Patenting | 2,799,829 | 22,699 | 1% | Publication | 26,248 | 3,749 | 14% |
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