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Science and Technology: Key Tables from OECD

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Keywords: technology, research, telecommunication, science, development

2013 Gross domestic expenditure on R&D 2013/1

As a percentage of GDP

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Science and technology: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-843X - © OECD 2013

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D
As a percentage of GDP
‌‌
‌2004‌
‌2005‌
‌2006‌
‌2007‌
‌2008‌
‌2009‌
‌2010‌
‌2011‌
Australia
1.73
 
..
 
2.01
 
..
 
2.26
 
..
 
2.20
 
..
 
Austria
2.24
 
2.46
 
2.44
 
2.51
 
2.67
 
2.71
 
2.79
 
2.75
 
Belgium
1.86
 
1.83
 
1.86
 
1.89
 
1.97
 
2.03
 
2.00
 
2.04
 
Canada
2.07
 
2.04
 
2.00
 
1.96
 
1.92
 
1.94
 
1.85
 
1.74
 
Chile
..
 
..
 
..
 
0.31
 
0.37
 
0.41
 
0.42
 
..
 
Czech Republic
1.20
 
1.35
 
1.49
 
1.48
 
1.41
 
1.47
 
1.55
 
1.84
 
Denmark
2.48
 
2.46
 
2.48
 
2.58
 
2.85
 
3.16
 
3.07
 
3.09
 
Estonia
0.85
 
0.93
 
1.13
 
1.08
 
1.28
 
1.43
 
1.63
 
2.38
 
Finland
3.45
 
3.48
 
3.48
 
3.47
 
3.70
 
3.94
 
3.90
 
3.78
 
France
2.16
 
2.11
 
2.11
 
2.08
 
2.12
 
2.27
 
2.24
 
2.25
 
Germany
2.50
 
2.51
 
2.54
 
2.53
 
2.69
 
2.82
 
2.80
 
2.84
 
Greece
0.56
 
0.60
 
0.59
 
0.60
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Hungary
0.88
 
0.94
 
1.01
 
0.98
 
1.00
 
1.17
 
1.17
 
1.21
 
Iceland
..
 
2.77
 
2.99
 
2.68
 
2.65
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Ireland
1.23
 
1.25
 
1.25
 
1.29
 
1.46
 
1.76
 
1.71
 
1.72
 
Israel 1
4.29
 
4.43
 
4.51
 
4.86
 
4.77
 
4.49
 
4.34
 
4.38
 
Italy
1.09
 
1.09
 
1.13
 
1.17
 
1.21
 
1.26
 
1.26
 
1.25
 
Japan
3.13
 
3.31
 
3.41
 
3.46
 
3.47
 
3.36
 
3.26
 
..
 
Korea
2.68
 
2.79
 
3.01
 
3.21
 
3.36
 
3.56
 
3.74
 
..
 
Luxembourg
1.63
 
1.56
 
1.66
 
1.58
 
1.66
 
1.72
 
1.48
 
1.43
 
Mexico
0.40
 
0.41
 
0.38
 
0.37
 
0.41
 
0.44
 
..
 
..
 
Netherlands
1.93
 
1.90
 
1.88
 
1.81
 
1.77
 
1.82
 
1.85
 
2.04
 
New Zealand
..
 
1.14
 
..
 
1.19
 
..
 
1.30
 
..
 
..
 
Norway
1.57
 
1.51
 
1.48
 
1.59
 
1.58
 
1.76
 
1.68
 
1.64
 
Poland
0.56
 
0.57
 
0.56
 
0.57
 
0.60
 
0.67
 
0.74
 
0.77
 
Portugal
0.74
 
0.78
 
0.99
 
1.17
 
1.50
 
1.64
 
1.59
 
1.49
 
Slovak Republic
0.51
 
0.51
 
0.49
 
0.46
 
0.47
 
0.48
 
0.63
 
0.68
 
Slovenia
1.39
 
1.44
 
1.56
 
1.45
 
1.66
 
1.85
 
2.09
 
2.47
 
Spain
1.06
 
1.12
 
1.20
 
1.27
 
1.35
 
1.39
 
1.39
 
1.33
 
Sweden
3.58
 
3.56
 
3.68
 
3.40
 
3.70
 
3.60
 
3.39
 
3.37
 
Switzerland
2.82
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
2.87
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
Turkey
0.52
 
0.59
 
0.58
 
0.72
 
0.73
 
0.85
 
0.84
 
..
 
United Kingdom
1.69
 
1.72
 
1.74
 
1.77
 
1.78
 
1.84
 
1.80
 
1.77
 
United States
2.55
 
2.59
 
2.65
 
2.72
 
2.86
 
2.91
 
2.83
 
2.77
 
EU27
1.73
 
1.74
 
1.76
 
1.77
 
1.84
 
1.92
 
1.91
 
1.94
 
OECD Total
2.18
 
2.22
 
2.26
 
2.29
 
2.36
 
2.41
 
2.38
 
..
 
Last updated: 27 May 2013; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer
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Note: Country specific footnotes are available at http://www.oecd.org/sti/msti_2012_2_documentation_e.pdf
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The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
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Source: Main Science and Technology Indicators, OECD Science, Technology and R&D Statistics
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