R&D (research and development) expenditure - country rankings

(measure: percent; Source: The United Nations)

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R&D (research and development) expenditure - Country rankings:

The average for 2015 was 1.09 percent.The highest value was in Israel: 4.27 percent and the lowest value was in Iraq: 0.04 percent. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available for: R&D (research and development) expenditure.

Country

1. Israel

2. South Korea

3. Japan

4. Sweden

5. Austria

6. Denmark

7. Finland

8. Germany

9. USA

10. Belgium

11. France

12. Iceland

13. Slovenia

14. China

15. Netherlands

16. Czech Rep.

17. Norway

18. UK

19. Estonia

20. Hungary

21. Italy

22. Malaysia

23. Luxembourg

24. Portugal

25. Spain

26. Slovakia

27. Russia

28. Lithuania

29. Poland

30. Bulgaria

31. Greece

32. Serbia

33. UA Emirates

34. Croatia

35. Malta

36. Hong Kong

37. Egypt

38. India

39. Latvia

40. Thailand

41. Tunisia

42. Ukraine

43. Mexico

44. Belarus

45. Romania

46. Cyprus

47. Macedonia

48. Cuba

49. Puerto Rico

50. Chile

51. Montenegro

52. Moldova

53. Mozambique

54. Georgia

55. Armenia

56. Oman

57. Pakistan

58. Colombia

59. Azerbaijan

60. Bermuda

61. Bosnia & Herz.

62. Uzbekistan

63. Kazakhstan

64. Mongolia

65. El Salvador

66. Macao

67. Paraguay

68. Cambodia

69. Kyrgyzstan

70. Peru

71. Nicaragua

72. Tajikistan

73. Lesotho

74. Iraq

Definition: Gloss domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.