Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) - Technology - Infrastructure - World Development Indicators

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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.
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) - Technology - Infrastructure - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Israel (2007)4.74
2Sweden (2007)3.68
3Finland (2007)3.47
4North Korea (2007)3.47
5South Korea (2007)3.47
6Japan (2007)3.45
7Switzerland (2004)2.93
8Iceland (2007)2.81
9United States (2007)2.67
10Singapore (2007)2.61
11Denmark (2007)2.57
12Germany (2007)2.55
13Austria (2007)2.52
14High income: OECD (2007)2.5
15High income (2007)2.47
16Australia (2006)2.17
17France (2007)2.1
18Euro area (2007)2.04
19Canada (2007)2.03
20Belgium (2007)1.91
21United Kingdom (2007)1.84
22Netherlands (2007)1.75
23Luxembourg (2007)1.69
24Norway (2007)1.67
25Czech Republic (2007)1.59
26China (2007)1.49
27East Asia & Pacific (2007)1.49
28Slovenia (2007)1.48
29Ireland (2007)1.34
30Spain (2007)1.28
31New Zealand (2007)1.26
32Lower middle income (2007)1.23
33Portugal (2007)1.19
34Montenegro (2007)1.18
35Italy (2006)1.14
36Estonia (2007)1.12
37Russia (2007)1.12
38Brazil (2006)1.02
39Tunisia (2005)1.02
40Belarus (2007)0.97
41Hungary (2007)0.97
42South Africa (2006)0.96
43Low & middle income (2006)0.96
44Middle income (2006)0.96
45Croatia (2007)0.93
46Ukraine (2007)0.87
47Europe & Central Asia (2007)0.83
48Lithuania (2007)0.83
49Hong Kong (2006)0.81
50Upper middle income (2006)0.81
51India (2007)0.8
52South Asia (2007)0.79
53Greenland (2004)0.72
54Turkey (2007)0.71
55Pakistan (2007)0.67
56Iran (2006)0.67
57Chile (2004)0.67
58Latin America & Caribbean (2005)0.66
59Morocco (2006)0.64
60Malaysia (2006)0.64
61Latvia (2007)0.63
62Malta (2007)0.6
63Poland (2007)0.57
64Moldova (2007)0.55
65Romania (2007)0.54
66Argentina (2007)0.51
67Greece (2007)0.5
68Mexico (2005)0.5
69Mozambique (2002)0.5
70Democratic Republic of the Congo (2005)0.48
71Middle East & North Africa (2005)0.48
72Bulgaria (2007)0.48
73Slovakia (2007)0.46
74Cyprus (2007)0.45
75Cuba (2007)0.44
76St. Lucia (1999)0.41
77Uganda (2007)0.41
78Seychelles (2005)0.38
79Mauritius (2005)0.38
80Botswana (2005)0.38
81Costa Rica (2004)0.37
82Uruguay (2006)0.36
83Jordan (2002)0.34
84Serbia (2007)0.34
85Sudan (2005)0.29
86Bolivia (2002)0.28
87Kyrgyzstan (2007)0.25
88Thailand (2006)0.25
89Panama (2005)0.25
90Mongolia (2007)0.23
91Egypt (2007)0.23
92Kazakhstan (2007)0.21
93Armenia (2007)0.21
94Macedonia (2006)0.21
95Vietnam (2002)0.19
96Azerbaijan (2007)0.18
97Georgia (2005)0.18
98Colombia (2006)0.18
99Sri Lanka (2006)0.17
100Ethiopia (2007)0.17
101Burma (2002)0.16
102St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2002)0.15
103Peru (2004)0.15
104Ecuador (2007)0.15
105Madagascar (2007)0.14
106Philippines (2005)0.12
107Macau (2005)0.11
108Burkina Faso (2007)0.11
109Trinidad and Tobago (2006)0.1
110Paraguay (2005)0.09
111Senegal (2005)0.09
112Kuwait (2007)0.09
113El Salvador (1998)0.08
114Bermuda (1997)0.08
115Algeria (2005)0.07
116Jamaica (2002)0.07
117Tajikistan (2007)0.06
118Lesotho (2004)0.06
119Indonesia (2005)0.05
120Nicaragua (2002)0.05
121Guatemala (2006)0.05
122Cambodia (2002)0.05
123Saudi Arabia (2007)0.05
124Honduras (2004)0.04
125Brunei Darussalam (2004)0.04
126Laos (2002)0.04
127Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)0.03
128Zambia (2005)0.03
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