| Table 4-21 |
| Government R&D support for defense
and nondefense purposes, all OECD countries: 1981–99 |
| (Percent) |
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Nondefense R&D budget shares |
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| Year |
Defense |
Total |
Health and
environment |
Economic
development
programs |
Civil space |
Other
purposes |
|
| 1981 |
35.6 |
64.4 |
19.7 |
37.6 |
9.9 |
32.8 |
| 1982 |
38.1 |
61.9 |
19.4 |
37.7 |
8.6 |
34.3 |
| 1983 |
39.9 |
60.1 |
19.3 |
36.8 |
7.7 |
36.2 |
| 1984 |
41.8 |
58.2 |
20.1 |
36.0 |
7.9 |
36.0 |
| 1985 |
43.4 |
56.6 |
20.5 |
35.6 |
8.6 |
35.3 |
| 1986 |
44.4 |
55.6 |
20.5 |
34.5 |
8.8 |
36.2 |
| 1987 |
44.1 |
55.9 |
21.2 |
32.3 |
9.8 |
36.7 |
| 1988 |
43.4 |
56.6 |
21.6 |
30.7 |
10.2 |
37.6 |
| 1989 |
41.9 |
58.1 |
21.8 |
29.7 |
11.0 |
37.6 |
| 1990 |
39.9 |
60.1 |
22.0 |
28.7 |
11.9 |
37.4 |
| 1991 |
36.9 |
63.1 |
22.0 |
28.1 |
12.0 |
38.0 |
| 1992 |
35.6 |
64.4 |
22.1 |
26.9 |
12.1 |
38.9 |
| 1993 |
35.6 |
64.4 |
22.1 |
26.0 |
12.3 |
39.6 |
| 1994 |
33.1 |
66.9 |
22.4 |
25.1 |
12.4 |
40.1 |
| 1995 |
31.2 |
68.8 |
22.4 |
24.3 |
12.1 |
41.1 |
| 1996 |
30.9 |
69.1 |
22.6 |
24.2 |
11.9 |
41.3 |
| 1997 |
30.7 |
69.3 |
22.8 |
24.5 |
11.4 |
41.3 |
| 1998 |
30.0 |
70.0 |
23.5 |
22.6 |
11.4 |
42.5 |
| 1999 |
29.3 |
70.7 |
24.4 |
23.1 |
10.6 |
41.8 |
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OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development
NOTE: Nondefense R&D classified as “other purposes”
consists largely of general university funds (GUF) and nonoriented
research programs.
SOURCE: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators database, 2002. |
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