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

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Sweden: 0.93 % of GDP 
#2   Finland: 0.93 % of GDP 
#3   Germany: 0.81 % of GDP 
#4   France: 0.81 % of GDP 
#5   United States: 0.77 % of GDP 
#6   Netherlands: 0.74 % of GDP 
#7   Switzerland: 0.73 % of GDP 
#8   Norway: 0.72 % of GDP 
#9   Australia: 0.71 % of GDP 
#10   Austria: 0.71 % of GDP 
#11   Denmark: 0.7 % of GDP 
#12   Japan: 0.59 % of GDP 
#13   New Zealand: 0.59 % of GDP 
#14   Italy: 0.53 % of GDP 
#15   United Kingdom: 0.52 % of GDP 
#16   Canada: 0.52 % of GDP 
#17   Belgium: 0.46 % of GDP 
#18   Ireland: 0.31 % of GDP 
Weighted average: 0.7 % of GDP  


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

SOURCE: OECD

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