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Economy Statistics > Business spending in research and development (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Sweden: 2.58 % of GDP 
# 2   Japan: 2.19 % of GDP 
# 3   Finland: 2.13 % of GDP 
# 4   Switzerland: 1.84 % of GDP 
# 5   United States: 1.76 % of GDP 
# 6   Germany: 1.57 % of GDP 
# 7   Belgium: 1.27 % of GDP 
# 8   France: 1.17 % of GDP 
# 9   Denmark: 1.04 % of GDP 
# 10   Ireland: 0.96 % of GDP 
# 11   Netherlands: 0.95 % of GDP 
# 12   United Kingdom: 0.92 % of GDP 
# 13   Norway: 0.87 % of GDP 
# 14   Canada: 0.74 % of GDP 
# 15   Austria: 0.71 % of GDP 
# 16   Australia: 0.67 % of GDP 
# 17   Italy: 0.46 % of GDP 
# 18   New Zealand: 0.34 % of GDP 
Weighted average: 1.2 % of GDP  



DEFINITION: Business R&D spending as % of GDP (1999).

SOURCE: OECD

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