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 data from around the world:

The average for 2014 was 1.06 percent.The highest value was in Israel: 4.29 percent and the lowest value was in Madagascar: 0.02 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. Finland

5. Sweden

6. Austria

7. Denmark

8. Germany

9. USA

10. Belgium

11. Slovenia

12. France

13. Singapore

14. Iceland

15. China

16. Netherlands

17. Czech Rep.

18. Norway

19. UK

20. Canada

21. Ireland

22. Estonia

23. Italy

24. Hungary

25. Luxembourg

26. Portugal

27. Malaysia

28. Spain

29. Brazil

30. Russia

31. Lithuania

32. Turkey

33. Poland

34. Slovakia

35. Greece

36. Bulgaria

37. Croatia

38. Serbia

39. Malta

40. Hong Kong

41. Latvia

42. UA Emirates

43. Egypt

44. Tunisia

45. Ukraine

46. Argentina

47. Costa Rica

48. Mexico

49. Belarus

50. Macedonia

51. Cyprus

52. Thailand

53. Ecuador

54. Cuba

55. Chile

56. Romania

57. Moldova

58. Montenegro

59. Namibia

60. Uruguay

61. Togo

62. Bosnia & Herz.

63. Colombia

64. Armenia

65. Bermuda

66. Mongolia

67. Azerbaijan

68. Oman

69. Uzbekistan

70. Georgia

71. Kazakhstan

72. Kyrgyzstan

73. Peru

74. Tajikistan

75. Bahrain

76. Paraguay

77. Macao

78. Nicaragua

79. Tr.&Tobago

80. El Salvador

81. Iraq

82. Madagascar

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.