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Economy Statistics > Research and development spending (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Togo: 8.4% 
#2   Sweden: 3.8% 
#3   Israel: 3.7% 
#4   Japan: 2.8% 
#5   Korea, South: 2.7% 
#6   Switzerland: 2.6% 
#7   United States: 2.5% 
#8   Germany: 2.3% 
#9   France: 2.2% 
#10   El Salvador: 2.2% 
#11   Iceland: 2.1% 
#12   Netherlands: 2% 
#13   Denmark: 1.9% 
#14   Egypt: 1.9% 
#15   United Kingdom: 1.8% 
#16   Canada: 1.7% 
#17   Australia: 1.7% 
#18   Norway: 1.7% 
#19   Belgium: 1.6% 
#20   Austria: 1.6% 
#21   Slovenia: 1.5% 
#22   Ireland: 1.5% 
#23   Czech Republic: 1.3% 
#24   New Zealand: 1.2% 
#25   Croatia: 1.2% 
#26   Singapore: 1.1% 
#27   Russia: 1.1% 
#28   Italy: 1% 
#29   Ukraine: 1% 
#30   Slovakia: 1% 
#31   Romania: 0.8% 
#32   Uganda: 0.8% 
#33   Spain: 0.8% 
#34   Brazil: 0.8% 
#35   Estonia: 0.8% 
#36   Hungary: 0.7% 
#37   Poland: 0.7% 
#38   India: 0.6% 
#39   Chile: 0.6% 
#40   South Africa: 0.6% 
#41   Belarus: 0.6% 
#42   Portugal: 0.6% 
#43   Greece: 0.5% 
#44   Argentina: 0.5% 
#45   Iran: 0.5% 
#46   Turkey: 0.5% 
#47   Malaysia: 0.4% 
#48   Mexico: 0.4% 
#49   Latvia: 0.4% 
#50   Tunisia: 0.3% 
#51   Venezuela: 0.3% 
#52   Burundi: 0.3% 
#53   Kazakhstan: 0.3% 
#54   Guatemala: 0.2% 
#55   Philippines: 0.2% 
#56   Madagascar: 0.2% 
#57   Mauritius: 0.2% 
#58   Kyrgyzstan: 0.2% 
#59   Armenia: 0.2% 
#60   Cyprus: 0.2% 
#61   Mongolia: 0.1% 
#62   Thailand: 0.1% 
#63   China: 0.1% 
#64   Indonesia: 0.1% 
#65   Nigeria: 0.1% 
#66   Trinidad and Tobago: 0.1% 
#67   Costa Rica: 0.1% 
#68   Malta: 0% 
#69   Peru: 0% 
Weighted average: 1.1%  


DEFINITION: Research and development (R&D) expenditures for most recent year available between 1990 and 2000.

SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; aggregates calculated for the Human Development Report Office by the World Bank

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Nick Court (Melksham, Wiltshire, U.K)
17th July 2006
Somehow, I find it rather difficult to believe that Togo spends nearly eight times as muchon research and development spending as Singapore.

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