| Table 4-12 |
| Gross expenditures on R&D as share of gross domestic product, for selected countries: Most recent year |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Country |
All
R&D/GDP |
Nondefense
R&D/GDP |
Share |
Basic
R&D/GDP |
Share |
| |
| United States (2007) |
2.68 |
2.26 |
84 |
0.47 |
18 |
| Japan (2007) |
3.44 |
3.40 |
99 |
0.40 |
12 |
| China (2007) |
1.49 |
NA |
NA |
0.05 |
3 |
| Germany (2006) |
2.54 |
2.50 |
98 |
NA |
NA |
| France (2006) |
2.10 |
1.94 |
92 |
0.50 |
24 |
| South Korea (2006) |
3.22 |
3.15 |
98 |
0.49 |
15 |
| United Kingdom (2006) |
1.76 |
1.60 |
91 |
NA |
NA |
| Russian Federation (2002) |
1.25 |
0.88 |
70 |
0.17 |
14 |
| Canada (2008) |
1.82 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Italy (2005) |
1.09 |
1.09 |
100 |
0.30 |
28 |
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| Taiwan (2007) |
2.63 |
2.60 |
99 |
0.26 |
10 |
| Spain (2003) |
1.05 |
1.02 |
97 |
0.20 |
19 |
| Australia (2006) |
2.01 |
1.93 |
96 |
0.45 |
22 |
| Sweden (2006) |
3.74 |
3.50 |
94 |
NA |
NA |
| Israel (2007) |
NA |
4.68 |
NA |
0.78 |
NA |
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| Switzerland (2004) |
2.90 |
2.88 |
99 |
0.83 |
29 |
| Finland (2007) |
3.48 |
3.48 |
100 |
NA |
NA |
| Denmark (2005) |
2.54 |
NA |
NA |
0.44 |
17 |
| Singapore (2007) |
2.61 |
NA |
NA |
0.45 |
17 |
| Ireland (2006) |
1.30 |
1.30 |
100 |
0.31 |
24 |
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NA = not available
GDP = gross domestic product
NOTES: Top 10 R&D performing countries (United States to Italy) and selected other countries. Figures for Israel are civilian R&D only.
SOURCE: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Main Science and Technology Indicators (2009/1).
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