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

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 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% 
= 9   El Salvador: 2.2% 
# 11   Iceland: 2.1% 
# 12   Netherlands: 2% 
= 13   Denmark: 1.9% 
= 13   Egypt: 1.9% 
# 15   United Kingdom: 1.8% 
= 16   Australia: 1.7% 
= 16   Norway: 1.7% 
= 16   Canada: 1.7% 
= 19   Austria: 1.6% 
= 19   Belgium: 1.6% 
= 21   Ireland: 1.5% 
= 21   Slovenia: 1.5% 
# 23   Czech Republic: 1.3% 
= 24   New Zealand: 1.2% 
= 24   Croatia: 1.2% 
= 26   Singapore: 1.1% 
= 26   Russia: 1.1% 
= 28   Slovakia: 1% 
= 28   Ukraine: 1% 
= 28   Italy: 1% 
= 31   Romania: 0.8% 
= 31   Estonia: 0.8% 
= 31   Brazil: 0.8% 
= 31   Spain: 0.8% 
= 31   Uganda: 0.8% 
= 36   Hungary: 0.7% 
= 36   Poland: 0.7% 
= 38   South Africa: 0.6% 
= 38   Chile: 0.6% 
= 38   Belarus: 0.6% 
= 38   Portugal: 0.6% 
= 38   India: 0.6% 
= 43   Argentina: 0.5% 
= 43   Turkey: 0.5% 
= 43   Iran: 0.5% 
= 43   Greece: 0.5% 
= 47   Latvia: 0.4% 
= 47   Mexico: 0.4% 
= 47   Malaysia: 0.4% 
= 50   Burundi: 0.3% 
= 50   Kazakhstan: 0.3% 
= 50   Venezuela: 0.3% 
= 50   Tunisia: 0.3% 
= 54   Kyrgyzstan: 0.2% 
= 54   Cyprus: 0.2% 
= 54   Mauritius: 0.2% 
= 54   Guatemala: 0.2% 
= 54   Madagascar: 0.2% 
= 54   Philippines: 0.2% 
= 54   Armenia: 0.2% 
= 61   Thailand: 0.1% 
= 61   Nigeria: 0.1% 
= 61   Costa Rica: 0.1% 
= 61   Mongolia: 0.1% 
= 61   Indonesia: 0.1% 
= 61   Trinidad and Tobago: 0.1% 
= 61   China: 0.1% 
= 68   Malta: 0% 
= 68   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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