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Table 1-2Gross domestic expenditure on research and development — As a percentage of gross domestic product for selected OECD countries

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As a percentage of gross domestic product for selected OECD countries
	2001 ^r	2002 ^r	2003 ^r	2004 ^r	2005 ^p	2006 ^p	2005
	ratio						rank
Total OECD	2.27	2.23	2.24	2.21	2.25	..
Austria	2.03	2.12	2.23	2.22	2.41	2.45	9
Belgium	2.08	1.94	1.89	1.87	1.86	1.85	12
Canada	2.09	2.04	2.01	2.01	1.98	1.97	11
Denmark	2.39	2.51	2.58	2.50	2.45	2.43	8
Finland	3.30	3.36	3.43	3.45	3.48	3.45	2
France	2.20	2.23	2.17	2.15	2.13	2.12	10
Germany	2.46	2.49	2.52	2.49	2.48	2.51	7
Iceland	2.98	2.97	2.82	..	2.78	..	5
Italy	1.09	1.13	1.11	1.10	1.10	..	14
Japan	3.12	3.17	3.20	3.17	3.33	..	3
Korea	2.59	2.53	2.63	2.85	2.98	..	4
Sweden ¹	4.25	..	3.95	3.71	3.89	3.82	1
United Kingdom	1.83	1.83	1.79	1.73	1.78	..	13
United States of America ²	2.76	2.66	2.66	2.59	2.62	2.62	6

Underestimated or based on underestimated data.

Excludes most or all capital expenditures.

Source: Main Science and Technology Indicators, No. 2, DSTI, OECD, 2007.