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Economy Statistics > Research and development expenditure > % of GDP (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1   Israel: 4.46 %   2004 Time series
# 2   Sweden: 3.74 %   2004 Time series
# 3   Finland: 3.46 %   2005 Time series
# 4   Japan: 3.15 %   2003 Time series
# 5   Iceland: 3.01 %   2004 Time series
# 6   United States: 2.68 %   2004 Time series
# 7   Korea, South: 2.64 %   2003 Time series
# 8   Denmark: 2.63 %   2003 Time series
# 9   Switzerland: 2.57 %   2000 Time series
# 10   Germany: 2.49 %   2004 Time series
# 11   Austria: 2.33 %   2005 Time series
# 12   Singapore: 2.25 %   2004 Time series
# 13   France: 2.16 %   2004 Time series
# 14   Canada: 1.93 %   2004 Time series
# 15   Belgium: 1.9 %   2003 Time series
# 16   United Kingdom: 1.89 %   2003 Time series
# 17   Netherlands: 1.85 %   2003 Time series
# 18   Luxembourg: 1.81 %   2003 Time series
# 19   Norway: 1.75 %   2003 Time series
# 20   Australia: 1.7 %   2002 Time series
# 21   Slovenia: 1.61 %   2004 Time series
# 22   China: 1.44 %   2004 Time series
# 23   Czech Republic: 1.28 %   2004 Time series
# 24   Ireland: 1.21 %   2004 Time series
= 25   Russia: 1.17 %   2004 Time series
= 25   Serbia and Montenegro: 1.17 %   2002 Time series
= 27   Ukraine: 1.16 %   2002 Time series
= 27   New Zealand: 1.16 %   2003 Time series
= 29   Italy: 1.14 %   2003 Time series
= 29   Croatia: 1.14 %   2003 Time series
# 31   Spain: 1.11 %   2003 Time series
# 32   Brazil: 0.98 %   2003 Time series
# 33   Estonia: 0.91 %   2004 Time series
# 34   Hungary: 0.88 %   2004 Time series
# 35   India: 0.85 %   2000 Time series
= 36   Uganda: 0.81 %   2001 Time series
= 36   Moldova: 0.81 %   1997 Time series
# 38   Portugal: 0.78 %   2003 Time series
= 39   South Africa: 0.76 %   2001 Time series
= 39   Lithuania: 0.76 %   2004 Time series
# 41   Malaysia: 0.69 %   2002 Time series
# 42   Iran: 0.67 %   2004 Time series
= 43   Turkey: 0.66 %   2002 Time series
= 43   Nepal: 0.66 %   2002 Time series
# 45   Cuba: 0.65 %   2003 Time series
# 46   Tunisia: 0.63 %   2002 Time series
= 47   Bangladesh: 0.62 %   2002 Time series
= 47   Belarus: 0.62 %   2002 Time series
= 47   Morocco: 0.62 %   2002 Time series
# 50   Chile: 0.61 %   2003 Time series
# 51   Hong Kong: 0.6 %   2002 Time series
# 52   Mozambique: 0.59 %   2002 Time series
= 53   Greece: 0.58 %   2004 Time series
= 53   Poland: 0.58 %   2004 Time series
# 55   Slovakia: 0.53 %   2004 Time series
# 56   Bulgaria: 0.51 %   2004 Time series
# 57   Latvia: 0.42 %   2004 Time series
# 58   Argentina: 0.41 %   2003 Time series
= 59   Romania: 0.4 %   2004 Time series
= 59   Mexico: 0.4 %   2002 Time series
# 61   Costa Rica: 0.39 %   2000 Time series
# 62   Saint Lucia: 0.38 %   1999 Time series
# 63   Cyprus: 0.37 %   2004 Time series
# 64   Mauritius: 0.35 %   2003 Time series
= 65   Sudan: 0.34 %   2003 Time series
= 65   Panama: 0.34 %   2003 Time series
# 67   Azerbaijan: 0.3 %   2002 Time series
= 68   Georgia: 0.29 %   2002 Time series
= 68   Malta: 0.29 %   2004 Time series
= 70   Bolivia: 0.28 %   2002 Time series
= 70   Mongolia: 0.28 %   2002 Time series
= 70   Venezuela: 0.28 %   2003 Time series
= 73   Macedonia, Republic of: 0.26 %   2002 Time series
= 73   Thailand: 0.26 %   2003 Time series
= 73   Uruguay: 0.26 %   2002 Time series
# 76   Armenia: 0.25 %   2002 Time series
= 77   Kazakhstan: 0.22 %   2001 Time series
= 77   Pakistan: 0.22 %   2002 Time series
= 79   Kuwait: 0.2 %   2002 Time series
= 79   Kyrgyzstan: 0.2 %   2002 Time series
= 81   Vietnam: 0.19 %   2002 Time series
= 81   Egypt: 0.19 %   2000 Time series
= 83   Colombia: 0.17 %   2001 Time series
= 83   Burkina Faso: 0.17 %   1997 Time series
# 85   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 0.15 %   2002 Time series
# 86   Sri Lanka: 0.14 %   2000 Time series
= 87   Madagascar: 0.12 %   2000 Time series
= 87   Trinidad and Tobago: 0.12 %   2003 Time series
= 89   Philippines: 0.11 %   2002 Time series
= 89   Seychelles: 0.11 %   2002 Time series
= 91   Peru: 0.1 %   2003 Time series
= 91   Paraguay: 0.1 %   2002 Time series
= 93   Bermuda: 0.08 %   1997 Time series
= 93   El Salvador: 0.08 %   1998 Time series
= 95   Burma: 0.07 %   2001 Time series
= 95   Ecuador: 0.07 %   2003 Time series
= 95   Jamaica: 0.07 %   2002 Time series
= 98   Nicaragua: 0.05 %   2002 Time series
= 98   Indonesia: 0.05 %   2001 Time series
= 98   Honduras: 0.05 %   2003 Time series
# 101   Brunei: 0.03 %   2003 Time series
= 102   Lesotho: 0.01 %   2002 Time series
= 102   Zambia: 0.01 %   1997 Time series
Weighted average: 0.9 %   



DEFINITION: Expenditures for research and development are current and capital expenditures (both public and private) on creative work undertaken systematically to increase knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture, and society, and the use of knowledge for new applications. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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