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Economy Statistics > Research and development expenditure > % of GDP (most recent) by country
Most recent
2005
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1996
Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
Israel
4.46 %
2004 ...
#2
Sweden
3.74 %
2004 ...
#3
Finland
3.46 %
2005 ...
#4
Japan
3.15 %
2003 ...
#5
Iceland
3.01 %
2004 ...
#6
United States
2.68 %
2004 ...
#7
Korea, South
2.64 %
2003 ...
#8
Denmark
2.63 %
2003 ...
#9
Switzerland
2.57 %
2000 ...
#10
Germany
2.49 %
2004 ...
#11
Austria
2.33 %
2005 ...
#12
Singapore
2.25 %
2004 ...
#13
France
2.16 %
2004 ...
#14
Canada
1.93 %
2004 ...
#15
Belgium
1.9 %
2003 ...
#16
United Kingdom
1.89 %
2003 ...
#17
Netherlands
1.85 %
2003 ...
#18
Luxembourg
1.81 %
2003 ...
#19
Norway
1.75 %
2003 ...
#20
Australia
1.7 %
2002 ...
#21
Slovenia
1.61 %
2004 ...
#22
China
1.44 %
2004 ...
#23
Czech Republic
1.28 %
2004 ...
#24
Ireland
1.21 %
2004 ...
#25
Russia
1.17 %
2004 ...
#26
Serbia and Montenegro
1.17 %
2002 ...
#27
New Zealand
1.16 %
2003 ...
#28
Ukraine
1.16 %
2002 ...
#29
Croatia
1.14 %
2003 ...
#30
Italy
1.14 %
2003 ...
#31
Spain
1.11 %
2003 ...
#32
Brazil
0.98 %
2003 ...
#33
Estonia
0.91 %
2004 ...
#34
Hungary
0.88 %
2004 ...
#35
India
0.85 %
2000 ...
#36
Moldova
0.81 %
1997 ...
#37
Uganda
0.81 %
2001 ...
#38
Portugal
0.78 %
2003 ...
#39
Lithuania
0.76 %
2004 ...
#40
South Africa
0.76 %
2001 ...
#41
Malaysia
0.69 %
2002 ...
#42
Iran
0.67 %
2004 ...
#43
Turkey
0.66 %
2002 ...
#44
Nepal
0.66 %
2002 ...
#45
Cuba
0.65 %
2003 ...
#46
Tunisia
0.63 %
2002 ...
#47
Bangladesh
0.62 %
2002 ...
#48
Morocco
0.62 %
2002 ...
#49
Belarus
0.62 %
2002 ...
#50
Chile
0.61 %
2003 ...
#51
Hong Kong
0.6 %
2002 ...
#52
Mozambique
0.59 %
2002 ...
#53
Greece
0.58 %
2004 ...
#54
Poland
0.58 %
2004 ...
#55
Slovakia
0.53 %
2004 ...
#56
Bulgaria
0.51 %
2004 ...
#57
Latvia
0.42 %
2004 ...
#58
Argentina
0.41 %
2003 ...
#59
Mexico
0.4 %
2002 ...
#60
Romania
0.4 %
2004 ...
#61
Costa Rica
0.39 %
2000 ...
#62
Saint Lucia
0.38 %
1999 ...
#63
Cyprus
0.37 %
2004 ...
#64
Mauritius
0.35 %
2003 ...
#65
Sudan
0.34 %
2003 ...
#66
Panama
0.34 %
2003 ...
#67
Azerbaijan
0.3 %
2002 ...
#68
Malta
0.29 %
2004 ...
#69
Georgia
0.29 %
2002 ...
#70
Bolivia
0.28 %
2002 ...
#71
Mongolia
0.28 %
2002 ...
#72
Venezuela
0.28 %
2003 ...
#73
Uruguay
0.26 %
2002 ...
#74
Macedonia, Republic of
0.26 %
2002 ...
#75
Thailand
0.26 %
2003 ...
#76
Armenia
0.25 %
2002 ...
#77
Kazakhstan
0.22 %
2001 ...
#78
Pakistan
0.22 %
2002 ...
#79
Kyrgyzstan
0.2 %
2002 ...
#80
Kuwait
0.2 %
2002 ...
#81
Egypt
0.19 %
2000 ...
#82
Vietnam
0.19 %
2002 ...
#83
Colombia
0.17 %
2001 ...
#84
Burkina Faso
0.17 %
1997 ...
#85
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.15 %
2002 ...
#86
Sri Lanka
0.14 %
2000 ...
#87
Madagascar
0.12 %
2000 ...
#88
Trinidad and Tobago
0.12 %
2003 ...
#89
Philippines
0.11 %
2002 ...
#90
Seychelles
0.11 %
2002 ...
#91
Peru
0.1 %
2003 ...
#92
Paraguay
0.1 %
2002 ...
#93
Bermuda
0.08 %
1997 ...
#94
El Salvador
0.08 %
1998 ...
#95
Burma
0.07 %
2001 ...
#96
Jamaica
0.07 %
2002 ...
#97
Ecuador
0.07 %
2003 ...
#98
Honduras
0.05 %
2003 ...
#99
Nicaragua
0.05 %
2002 ...
#100
Indonesia
0.05 %
2001 ...
#101
Brunei
0.03 %
2003 ...
#102
Zambia
0.01 %
1997 ...
#103
Lesotho
0.01 %
2002 ...
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.
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