Table D.4.1
Total domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), OECD countries, 2012Note 1

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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, 2012
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
Israel 4.25
Korea 4.03
Finland 3.43
Japan 3.35
Sweden 3.28
Denmark 3.02
Switzerland 2.96
Germany 2.88
United States 2.81
Austria 2.81Note p: preliminary
Slovenia 2.58
Iceland 2.49
OECD total 2.37
Belgium 2.24
France 2.23
Estonia 2.16
Australia 2.13
Netherlands 1.97
European Union (27 countries) 1.92
Czech Republic 1.79
Canada 1.71
United Kingdom 1.63
Norway 1.62
Ireland 1.58
Portugal 1.37
Spain 1.27
New Zealand 1.27
Hungary 1.27
Italy 1.26
Luxembourg 1.16
Turkey 0.92
Poland 0.89
Slovak Republic 0.81
Greece 0.69
Mexico 0.43
Chile 0.36
p preliminary
Note 1.

2012 or latest available year.

Return to note 1 referrer

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, 2014, Gross Domestic Expenditures on Research and Development in Canada (GERD), the Provinces and Territories: National Estimates 2004 to 2014 / Provincial and Territorial Estimates 2008 to 2012, Catalogue number 88-221-X, Table 1.1 (for Canada).
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Main Science and Technology Indicators, 2014/2. Table 2.
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