List of sovereign states by research and development spending

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$1750-$1999
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World map of sovereign states by research and development spending per capita, according to OECD
  $2000-$2249
  $1750-$1999
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This is a list of countries by research and development (R&D) spending in real terms, based on data published by World Bank, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contents

According to World Bank, ″Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D) include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.″ [3]

According to United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, ″Research and development (R&D) expenditure as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is defined as the total intramural expenditure on research and experimental development (R&D) performed in the national territory during a specific reference period expressed as a percentage of national gross domestic product (GDP).″ [4]

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ″Gross domestic spending on R&D is defined as the total expenditure (current and capital) on R&D carried out by all resident companies, research institutes, university and government laboratories, etc., in a country. It includes R&D funded from abroad, but excludes domestic funds for R&D performed outside the domestic economy.″ [2]

List

The following table provides information on R&D spending, based on data published by World Bank, [5] United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, [6] and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. [2] The indicator is measured in USD constant prices using 2015 base year and Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) by OECD and as percentage of GDP.

Sorting is alphabetical by country code, according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-3.

Country/Territory/Region/GroupPopulationWBUNECEOECD
Source: UN or official state figuresYear % of GDPYear % of GDPYear % of GDPYearMil. USDYearUSD per capita
Flag of Angola.svg Angola 34,094,07720230.03%2016
Flag of Albania.svg Albania 2,761,78520230.15%2008
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 9,282,41020201.50%2021
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 46,654,58120230.52%20210.52%20214288.02202192
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 2,981,20020230.21%20210.21%2021
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa 49,71020200.40%2006
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 26,461,91220231.83%20191.80%201921738.742019822
Flag of Austria.svg Austria 9,159,99320243.26%20213.19%20203.26%202114885.4020211,625
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 10,151,51720230.21%20210.21%2021
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi 12,837,74020220.21%2018
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 11,810,01820233.43%20213.46%20203.43%202119249.3620211,630
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 22,752,31520230.25%2021
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 6,447,71020220.77%20210.85%2020
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 1,577,05920230.10%2014
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,277,08220220.19%20210.19%2021
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus 9,200,61720230.46%20210.47%2021
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 64,05520210.23%2020
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia 12,006,03120220.16%2009
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 203,080,75620221.15%2020
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 445,40020220.28%2018
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 2,410,33820210.56%2013
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 40,528,39620231.70%20211.70%20201.55%202229313.562022723
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 8,931,30620233.36%20213.19%20193.36%202119885.5720212,227
Flag of Chile.svg Chile 19,960,88920230.33%20200.33%20201377.39202069
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 1,409,670,00020232.43%20212.43%2021620103.382021440
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 29,389,15020210.07%2016
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo 95,370,00020190.41%2015
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 52,215,50320230.29%20200.29%20201835.89202035
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde 491,23320210.07%2011
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 5,262,22520230.28%20210.28%2021276.19202152
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 11,089,51120220.52%2020
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 918,10020210.83%20210.81%2020
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 10,882,23520232.00%20211.99%20202.00%20218007.912021736
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 84,607,01620233.14%20213.11%20203.13%2021129348.4520211,529
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 5,961,24920242.81%20212.97%20202.76%20218818.4020211,479
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 45,400,00020220.53%2017
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 16,938,98620220.44%2014
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 104,462,54520230.91%2021
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 48,592,90920241.43%20211.41%20201.43%202124006.512021494
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1,366,49120241.75%20211.75%20201.75%2021848.702021621
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia 107,334,00020230.27%2017
Flag of Finland.svg Finland 5,574,01120232.99%20212.91%20202.99%20217607.1020211,365
Flag of France.svg France 68,373,00020242.22%20212.35%20202.22%202163751.582021932
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 54,54720230.85%2003
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 2,233,27220210.58%2009
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 67,026,29220212.91%20211.72%20192.91%202183706.9220211,249
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 3,736,40020230.25%20210.25%2021
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 30,832,01920210.38%2010
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia 2,417,47120220.07%2018
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 10,413,98220231.46%20211.50%20201.46%20214336.302021416
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland 56,86520230.65%2004
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 17,602,43120230.06%2021
Flag of Guam.svg Guam 153,83620200.26%2005
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 7,498,10020230.97%2021
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras 9,745,14920230.06%2019
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 3,855,64120221.24%20211.24%2020
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 9,597,08520231.64%20211.59%20201.64%20215219.982021544
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 279,118,86620230.28%2020
Flag of India.svg India 1,392,329,00020230.65%202042
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 5,281,60020231.13%20211.23%20201.11%20215636.9420211,067
Flag of Iran.svg Iran 84,055,00020220.79%2019
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 43,324,00020230.04%2021
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 396,96020232.81%20212.47%20202.81%2021522.6720211,317
Flag of Israel.svg Israel 9,842,00020235.56%20215.35%20205.56%202121031.6520212,137
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 58,919,34520231.45%20211.53%20201.45%202133135.882021562
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 2,825,54420190.06%2002
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 11,302,00020220.70%2016
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 124,090,00020243.30%20213.30%2021172062.4920211,387
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 20,033,54620240.13%20210.13%2021
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 51,526,00020230.69%2010
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan 7,100,00020230.08%20210.09%2020
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 17,091,46420230.12%2015
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 51,439,03820224.93%20214.93%2021110148.0820212,141
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 4,670,71320200.19%2020
Flag of Laos.svg Laos 7,443,00020220.04%2002
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 178,69620180.27%1999
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 22,037,00020230.12%2020
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 2,306,00020230.05%2015
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 2,886,51520241.11%20211.15%20201.11%20211146.702021397
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 672,05020231.04%20211.12%20201.04%2021735.3720211,113
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 1,872,50020240.74%20210.69%20200.74%2021420.072021224
Flag of Macau.svg Macau 681,30020230.38%2021
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 37,022,00020230.66%2010
Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco 39,05020220.04%2005
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 2,512,75820230.23%20210.23%2021
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 26,923,35320210.01%2017
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 129,406,73620230.30%20200.33%20177673.49201759
Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia 1,832,69620210.38%20210.38%2021
Flag of Mali.svg Mali 22,395,48920220.17%2021
Flag of Malta.svg Malta 519,56220210.67%20210.67%2020
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 55,770,23220220.15%2021
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 616,69520230.36%20190.36%2019
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia 3,457,54820220.13%2020
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 32,419,74720220.31%2015
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania 4,475,68320230.01%2018
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 1,261,04120230.37%2021
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 33,379,50020230.95%2020
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 2,641,85720230.35%2014
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 216,783,38120220.13%2007
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 6,733,76320220.11%2015
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 17,947,68420232.31%20212.30%20202.27%202121650.6220211,206
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 5,550,20320231.94%20212.28%20201.94%20217008.9020211,263
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal 29,164,57820210.30%2010
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 5,305,60020231.45%20211.47%20213060.202021577
Flag of Oman.svg Oman 5,113,07120230.29%2021
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 241,499,43120230.16%2021
Flag of Panama.svg Panama 4,337,40620210.16%2021
Flag of Peru.svg Peru 33,396,69820220.17%2020
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 112,892,78120230.32%2018
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 11,781,55920210.03%2016
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 37,653,00020231.44%20211.39%20201.43%202118309.582021486
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 3,205,69120230.43%2015
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 10,467,36620221.68%20211.61%20201.73%20226110.542022584
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 6,109,64420220.16%2020
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine 5,483,45020230.45%2013
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 2,656,03220230.68%2021
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 19,051,56220230.47%20210.47%20200.47%20212531.102021133
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 146,424,72920231.09%20201.09%20201.10%202040322.302020275
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 13,246,39420220.76%2019
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 32,175,22420220.45%2021
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 41,984,50020180.22%2005
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 18,275,74320230.58%2015
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 5,917,60020232.16%20202.22%202011435.9120201,933
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 6,884,88820220.16%2020
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 6,641,19720230.99%20210.99%2021
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 5,426,46820230.92%20210.90%20200.92%20211692.632021312
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 2,123,10320232.13%20212.14%20202.13%20211683.492021793
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 10,551,70720233.42%20213.49%20203.40%202118504.3320211,754
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini 1,223,36220230.27%2015
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles 100,44720220.22%2016
Flag of Syria.svg Syria 22,923,00020210.02%2015
Flag of Chad.svg Chad 17,414,71720220.30%2016
Flag of Togo.svg Togo 8,095,49820220.20%2014
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 68,263,02220211.33%2020
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan 10,077,60020230.09%20200.09%2020
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 1,367,51020230.06%2020
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 11,850,23220230.75%2019
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 85,372,37720231.40%20211.09%20201.40%202137144.002021435
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 23,420,44220233.77%202151229.8820212,187
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 61,741,12020220.51%2013
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 45,562,00020230.14%2014
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 36,700,00020230.29%20210.29%2021
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3,444,26320230.45%2020
Flag of the United States.svg United States 335,893,23820243.46%20213.42%20203.46%2021709712.9020212,113
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 36,599,76420230.13%20210.13%2021
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110,87220220.11%2002
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 28,302,00020190.34%2014
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands 87,14620200.03%2007
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 100,300,00020230.43%2021
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 62,027,50320220.60%20200.60%20204457.37202072
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 19,610,76920220.28%2008
Flag of the United Nations.svg WORLD8,091,885,00020242.71%2021
Low & middle income (WB)1.64%2020
Low-income (WB)
Middle-income (WB)1.64%2020
Lower middle income (WB)0.58%2017
Upper middle income (WB)2.24%2021
High-income (WB)2.94%2021
European Union 447,319,91620202.28%20212.16%2021400168.502021895
OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)1,376,606,82020223.01%20212.72%20211618857.4820211,176

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