| Table O-4 |
| R&D share of GDP, by region/country/economy: Most recent year |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Country/economy |
|
Share |
| |
| All OECD (2004) |
|
2.25 |
| EU-25 (2005) |
|
1.77 |
| Israel (2005) |
|
4.71 |
| Sweden (2005) |
|
3.86 |
| Finland (2006) |
|
3.51 |
| Japan (2004) |
|
3.18 |
| South Korea (2005) |
|
2.99 |
| United States (2006) |
|
2.57 |
| Germany (2005) |
|
2.51 |
| Taiwan (2004) |
|
2.42 |
| France (2005) |
|
2.13 |
| United Kingdom (2004) |
|
1.73 |
| China (2005) |
|
1.34 |
| Ireland (2005) |
|
1.25 |
| Argentina (2005) |
|
0.46 |
| Mexico (2003) |
|
0.43 |
| |
|
EU = European Union; GDP = gross domestic product; OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
NOTE: Civilian R&D only for Israel and Taiwan.
SOURCES: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Patterns of R&D Resources (annual series); and OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators (2006). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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