Bridgestone's R&D expenditure 2014-2023
In 2023, the expenditure on research and development of Bridgestone Corporation amounted to around 122 billion Japanese yen, the highest number of the past decade. Within the observed period, these figures increased steadily each year, with the only exception being the two previous years 2020 and 2021 when R&D costs dropped to slightly more than 95 billion yen.