Research and development expenditure - Country rankings

(measure: percent; Source: The United Nations)

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Research and development expenditure - Country rankings:

The average for 2016 was 1.04 percent.The highest value was in Israel: 4.25 percent and the lowest value was in Madagascar: 0.01 percent. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available for: Research and development expenditure.

Research and development expenditure, percent of GDP, 2016
(percent, Source: The United Nations, TheGlobalEconomy.com)

1. Israel

2. South Korea

3. Sweden

4. Japan

5. Austria

6. Germany

7. Denmark

8. Finland

9. USA

10. Belgium

11. France

12. China

13. Iceland

14. Netherlands

15. Norway

16. Slovenia

17. UK

18. Czech Rep.

19. Canada

20. Italy

21. Estonia

22. Brazil

23. Portugal

24. Luxembourg

25. Hungary

26. Spain

27. Ireland

28. Russia

29. Greece

30. Poland

31. UA Emirates

32. Serbia

33. Croatia

34. Lithuania

35. Hong Kong

36. Slovakia

37. Bulgaria

38. Thailand

39. Egypt

40. Malta

41. Tunisia

42. Argentina

43. Belarus

44. Cyprus

45. Mexico

46. Romania

47. Ukraine

48. Costa Rica

49. Latvia

50. Macedonia

51. Uruguay

52. Chile

53. Cuba

54. Jordan

55. Moldova

56. Chad

57. Georgia

58. Colombia

59. Oman

60. Armenia

61. Macao

62. Bosnia & Herz.

63. Seychelles

64. Uzbekistan

65. Azerbaijan

66. Mongolia

67. El Salvador

68. Paraguay

69. Kazakhstan

70. Peru

71. Venezuela

72. Kyrgyzstan

73. Tajikistan

74. Tr.&Tobago

75. Kuwait

76. Iraq

77. Papua N.G.

78. Madagascar

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.

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