Table 2
International comparison of business enterprise expenditures on research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product, by selected OECD countries

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International comparison of business enterprise expenditures on research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product, by selected OECD countries


Table summary
This table displays the results of international comparison of business enterprise expenditures on research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 1995, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2010Note p: preliminary 2009Note p: preliminary 2008Note r: revised 2007Note r: revised 1995
  percent
Israel 3.51 3.55 3.80 3.90 1.51
Finland 2.69 2.80 2.75 2.51 1.43
Sweden 2.35 2.54 2.74 2.47 2.43
Japan Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2.54 2.70 2.68 1.90
Korea 2.8 2.64 2.53 2.45 1.70
Switzerland Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2.20 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
United States Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 2.04 2.04 1.93 1.76
Denmark 2.08 2.08 1.99 1.80 1.04
Austria 1.88 1.85 1.85 1.77 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Germany 1.9 1.91 1.86 1.77 1.45
Iceland Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1.44 1.46 0.49
France 1.38 1.39 1.33 1.31 1.39
Australia Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1.30 1.38 1.27 0.82
Belgium 1.32 1.34 1.34 1.32 1.19
Luxembourg 1.16 1.26 1.22 1.32 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period
Slovenia 1.43 1.20 1.07 0.87 0.71
United Kingdom 1.08 1.12 1.10 1.11 1.24
Ireland 1.22 1.16 0.94 0.84 0.88
Canada 0.91 0.99 0.98 1.09 0.99
Norway 0.87 0.92 0.84 0.84 0.96
Netherlands 0.87 0.86 0.89 0.96 1.03
Spain 0.71 0.72 0.74 0.71 0.38
Italy 0.67 0.67 0.65 0.61 0.52
OECD total Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 1.62 1.63 1.58 1.37
.. not available for a specific reference period
p preliminary
r revised
Note(s):
Countries are presented in descending order of Business expenditures on research and development as a percentage of GDP based on their information for the most recent year reported on the table.
Source(s):
OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators. Volume 2011/1.
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