| Table 4-6 | |||
| Basic research as a share of gross expenditures on R&D, for selected countries: 2011 | |||
| Country | Basic research | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
GERD PPP ($billions) |
PPP ($billions) | Share (%) | |
| United Statesa | 429.1 | 74.3 | 17.3 |
| China | 208.2 | 9.9 | 4.7 |
| Japan | 146.5 | 18.0 | 12.3 |
| Germany | 93.1 | NA | NA |
| South Korea | 59.9 | 10.8 | 18.1 |
| France | 51.9 | 13.1 | 25.3 |
| United Kingdom | 39.6 | 4.3 | 10.8 |
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NA = not available. GERD = gross expenditures on R&D; PPP = purchasing power parity. Figures for the United States in this table reflect international standards for calculating gross expenditures on R&D, which vary slightly from the National Science Foundation’s protocol for tallying U.S. total R&D. NOTES: The table includes the top seven R&D-performing countries. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. SOURCES: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Patterns of R&D Resources (annual series); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Main Science and Technology Indicators (2013/1). Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 |
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