| Table O-2 |
| R&D expenditures for selected regions/countries: 1995, 2000, and 2005
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| |
| |
| Region/country |
|
1995 |
|
2000 |
|
2005 |
| |
| |
|
Current PPP dollars
(billions) |
| All selected regions/countries |
|
480.1 |
|
687.2 |
|
939.5 |
| OECD |
|
440.3 |
|
606.8 |
|
771.5 |
| U.S./Japan |
|
266.5 |
|
366.6 |
|
455.2 |
| U.S. |
|
184.1 |
|
267.8 |
|
324.5 |
| Japan |
|
82.4 |
|
98.8 |
|
130.7 |
| Selected non-OECD |
|
39.8 |
|
80.5 |
|
168.0 |
| |
|
Percent |
| All selected regions/countries |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
| OECD share all |
|
92 |
|
88 |
|
82 |
| U.S/Japan share OECD |
|
61 |
|
60 |
|
59 |
| U.S./Japan share all |
|
56 |
|
53 |
|
48 |
| |
OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; PPP = puchasing power parity
SOURCE: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators, 2006 and 2007. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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