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SOURCE
World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; aggregates calculated for the Human Development Report Office by the World Bank
DEFINITION
Research and development (R&D) expenditures for most recent year available between 1990 and 2000.
Economy Statistics > Research and development spending (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
|
|
# 1
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Togo: |
8.4% |
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# 2
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Sweden: |
3.8% |
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# 3
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Israel: |
3.7% |
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# 4
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Japan: |
2.8% |
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# 5
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Korea, South: |
2.7% |
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|
# 6
|
Switzerland: |
2.6% |
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|
# 7
|
United States: |
2.5% |
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|
# 8
|
Germany: |
2.3% |
|
|
= 9
|
France: |
2.2% |
|
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= 9
|
El Salvador: |
2.2% |
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|
# 11
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Iceland: |
2.1% |
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|
# 12
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Netherlands: |
2% |
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= 13
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Denmark: |
1.9% |
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= 13
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Egypt: |
1.9% |
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|
# 15
|
United Kingdom: |
1.8% |
|
|
= 16
|
Australia: |
1.7% |
|
|
= 16
|
Norway: |
1.7% |
|
|
= 16
|
Canada: |
1.7% |
|
|
= 19
|
Austria: |
1.6% |
|
|
= 19
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Belgium: |
1.6% |
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= 21
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Ireland: |
1.5% |
|
|
= 21
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Slovenia: |
1.5% |
|
|
# 23
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Czech Republic: |
1.3% |
|
|
= 24
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New Zealand: |
1.2% |
|
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= 24
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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
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Kyrgyzstan: |
0.2% |
|
|
= 54
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Cyprus: |
0.2% |
|
|
= 54
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Mauritius: |
0.2% |
|
|
= 54
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Guatemala: |
0.2% |
|
|
= 54
|
Madagascar: |
0.2% |
|
|
= 54
|
Philippines: |
0.2% |
|
|
= 54
|
Armenia: |
0.2% |
|
|
= 61
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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% |
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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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