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Table D.4.1
Total domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) as percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), OECD countries, 20061
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| OECD countries | Domestic R&D expenditures/GDP |
|---|---|
| percentage | |
| Sweden | 3.74 |
| Finland | 3.45 |
| Japan | 3.39 |
| Republic of Korea2 | 3.22 |
| Switzerland (2004) | 2.90 |
| Iceland (2005) | 2.77 |
| United States3 | 2.66 |
| Germany | 2.54 |
| Denmark | 2.46 |
| Austria | 2.46 |
| Total OECD4 | 2.26 |
| France | 2.10p |
| Australia | 2.01 |
| Canada | 2.00 |
| Belgium | 1.88p |
| United Kingdom | 1.78 |
| European Union (2005) | 1.77 |
| Netherlands | 1.73p |
| Czech Republic | 1.55 |
| Norway | 1.52 |
| Ireland | 1.32p |
| Spain | 1.20 |
| New Zealand (2005) | 1.16 |
| Italy | 1.14 |
| Hungary | 1.00 |
| Portugal5 | 1.00 |
| Turkey | 0.58 |
| Greece5 | 0.57 |
| Poland | 0.56 |
| Slovak Republic | 0.49 |
| Mexico (2005) | 0.46 |
| 1. 2006 or latest available year. 2. Excludes R&D in the social sciences and humanities. 3. Excludes most or all capital expenditures. 4. OECD Secretariat estimate or projection based on national sources. 5. National estimate or projection. Sources: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), October 2008. Main Science and Technology Indicators, Vol. 2008/2, Table 02; Statistics Canada, 2008. Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development in Canada (GERD), and the Provinces: National Estimates 1997 to 2008 and Provincial Estimates 2002 to 2006, Catalogue no. 88-221-X, vol. 1 no. 2, Table 3 (for Canada). |
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