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Gross domestic expenditures on research and development intensity in the G7 countries, 2020 to 2022

United States Japan Germany United Kingdom G7 average France Canada Italy 0 1 2 3 4 research and development intensity 20202020 20212021 20222022
Notes(s):
The G7 is an intergovernmental forum of the world's largest economies consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The research and development intensity for the United Kingdom was not publicly available at the time of this publication and was calculated using the gross domestic product and gross domestic expenditures on research and development estimates publicly available. The OECD is an international governmental organization that supports policy development among its membership of advanced industrial nations.
Source(s):
Tables 27-10-0273-01 and 36-10-0222-01, and the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development Main Science and Technology Indicators database.

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Gross domestic expenditures on research and development intensity in the G7 countries, 2020 to 2022, research and development intensity
  2020 2021 2022
United States 3.42 3.48 3.59
Japan 3.26 3.28 3.41
Germany 3.13 3.13 3.13
United Kingdom 2.94 2.90 2.86
G7 average 2.64 2.61 2.61
France 2.27 2.22 2.18
Canada 1.93 1.87 1.81
Italy 1.51 1.43 1.32
Notes(s):
The G7 is an intergovernmental forum of the world's largest economies consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The research and development intensity for the United Kingdom was not publicly available at the time of this publication and was calculated using the gross domestic product and gross domestic expenditures on research and development estimates publicly available. The OECD is an international governmental organization that supports policy development among its membership of advanced industrial nations.
Source(s):
Tables 27-10-0273-01 and 36-10-0222-01, and the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development Main Science and Technology Indicators database.
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