Table D.4.1
Total domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), OECD countries, 2010Note 1

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Table summary
This table displays the results of total domestic expenditures on research and development (r&d) as percentage of gross domestic product (gdp). The information is grouped by oecd countries (appearing as row headers), domestic r&d expenditures/gdp, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
OECD countries Domestic R&D expenditures/GDP
percent
IsraelNote 2 4.34
Finland 3.90
Korea 3.74
SwedenNote 3 3.39
Japan 3.26
Denmark 3.07
Switzerland 2.87
United StatesNote 4 2.83
Germany 2.80
Austria 2.79Note p: preliminary
Iceland 2.65
OECD totalNote 5 2.38
FranceNote 6 2.24
AustraliaNote 3 2.20
Slovenia 2.09
Belgium 2.00
European Union (27 countries)Note 5 1.91
Canada 1.85
Netherlands 1.85
United KingdomNote 3 1.80
IrelandNote 3 1.71
Norway 1.68
Estonia 1.63
Portugal 1.59
Czech Republic 1.55
Luxembourg 1.48
Spain 1.39
New Zealand 1.30
Italy 1.26
Hungary 1.17
Turkey 0.84
Poland 0.74
Slovak Republic 0.63
GreeceNote 3 0.60
Mexico 0.44
Chile 0.42
p preliminary
Note 1.

2010 or latest available year.

Note 2.

Defence excluded (all or mostly).

Note 3.

National estimate or projection.

Note 4.

Excludes capital expenditure (all or mostly).

Note 5.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretariat estimate or projection based on national sources.

Note 6.

Break in series with previous year for which data are available.

Note: For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2012, Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development in Canada (GERD), and the Provinces: National Estimates 2002 to 2012 / Provincial Estimates 2006 to 2010, Catalogue number 88-221-X, Volume 4, number 2, Table 1-1 (for Canada); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), StatExtracts, Main Science and Technology Indicators, MSTI 2012/2:.
Updated May 1, 2013.
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