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R&D Spending (% GDP) by Country

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Israel leads this board.

Israel

6.0% of GDP

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South Korea

5.2% of GDP

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United States

3.6% of GDP

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Israel

100%

6.0% of GDP

South Korea

99%

5.2% of GDP

United States

98%

3.6% of GDP

Sweden

97%

3.4% of GDP

Belgium

96%

3.4% of GDP

Japan

95%

3.4% of GDP

Switzerland

94%

3.3% of GDP

Austria

93%

3.2% of GDP

Germany

92%

3.1% of GDP

#10

Finland

91%

3.0% of GDP

#11

United Kingdom

90%

2.9% of GDP

#12

Denmark

89%

2.9% of GDP

#13

Iceland

88%

2.6% of GDP

#14

China

87%

2.6% of GDP

#15

Netherlands

86%

2.3% of GDP

#16

France

85%

2.2% of GDP

#17

Singapore

84%

2.2% of GDP

#18

Slovenia

83%

2.1% of GDP

#19

Czechia

82%

2.0% of GDP

#20

Australia

81%

1.9% of GDP

#21

Estonia

80%

1.8% of GDP

#22

Portugal

79%

1.7% of GDP

#23

Canada

78%

1.7% of GDP

#24

Norway

77%

1.6% of GDP

#25

United Arab Emirates

76%

1.5% of GDP

#26

Greece

75%

1.5% of GDP

#27

New Zealand

74%

1.5% of GDP

#28

Poland

73%

1.5% of GDP

#29

Spain

72%

1.4% of GDP

#30

Croatia

71%

1.4% of GDP

#31

Hungary

70%

1.4% of GDP

#32

Italy

69%

1.4% of GDP

#33

Turkey

68%

1.3% of GDP

#34

Thailand

67%

1.2% of GDP

#35

Brazil

66%

1.1% of GDP

#36

Hong Kong

65%

1.1% of GDP

#37

Lithuania

64%

1.1% of GDP

#38

Egypt

63%

1.0% of GDP

#39

Slovakia

62%

0.98% of GDP

#40

Luxembourg

61%

0.98% of GDP

#41

Ireland

60%

0.96% of GDP

#42

Malaysia

59%

0.95% of GDP

#43

Serbia

58%

0.95% of GDP

#44

Russia

57%

0.93% of GDP

#45

Kenya

56%

0.81% of GDP

#46

Rwanda

55%

0.79% of GDP

#47

Latvia

54%

0.76% of GDP

#48

Bulgaria

53%

0.75% of GDP

#49

Cyprus

52%

0.75% of GDP

#50

Iran

51%

0.73% of GDP

#51

Qatar

50%

0.68% of GDP

#52

Namibia

49%

0.65% of GDP

#53

India

48%

0.65% of GDP

#54

Uruguay

47%

0.63% of GDP

#55

South Africa

46%

0.62% of GDP

#56

Malta

45%

0.60% of GDP

#57

Belarus

44%

0.58% of GDP

#58

Saudi Arabia

43%

0.56% of GDP

#59

Argentina

42%

0.55% of GDP

#60

Romania

41%

0.46% of GDP

#61

Vietnam

40%

0.42% of GDP

#62

North Macedonia

39%

0.40% of GDP

#63

Congo

38%

0.38% of GDP

#64

Oman

37%

0.37% of GDP

#65

Chile

36%

0.36% of GDP

#66

Cuba

35%

0.36% of GDP

#67

Costa Rica

34%

0.34% of GDP

#68

Ukraine

33%

0.33% of GDP

#69

Uganda

32%

0.31% of GDP

#70

Colombia

31%

0.29% of GDP

#71

Indonesia

30%

0.28% of GDP

#72

Mexico

29%

0.27% of GDP

#73

Macao

28%

0.26% of GDP

#74

Georgia

27%

0.25% of GDP

#75

Burkina Faso

26%

0.25% of GDP

#76

Mauritius

25%

0.23% of GDP

#77

Bermuda

24%

0.23% of GDP

#78

Moldova

23%

0.22% of GDP

#79

Bosnia and Herzegovina

22%

0.19% of GDP

#80

Azerbaijan

21%

0.18% of GDP

#81

Armenia

20%

0.18% of GDP

#82

Mali

19%

0.17% of GDP

#83

Pakistan

18%

0.16% of GDP

#84

Peru

17%

0.16% of GDP

#85

Panama

16%

0.16% of GDP

#86

Kazakhstan

15%

0.14% of GDP

#87

El Salvador

14%

0.14% of GDP

#88

Turkmenistan

13%

0.14% of GDP

#89

Uzbekistan

12%

0.13% of GDP

#90

Paraguay

11%

0.12% of GDP

#91

Sri Lanka

10%

0.11% of GDP

#92

Kuwait

0.10% of GDP

#93

Tajikistan

0.09% of GDP

#94

Mongolia

0.08% of GDP

#95

Syria

0.07% of GDP

#96

Kyrgyzstan

0.06% of GDP

#97

Guatemala

0.06% of GDP

#98

Trinidad and Tobago

0.05% of GDP

#99

Iraq

0.04% of GDP

#100

Myanmar

0.02% of GDP

Rank	Country	Value	Percentile
#1	Israel	6.019	100%
#2	South Korea	5.211	99%
#3	United States	3.586	98%
#4	Sweden	3.408	97%
#5	Belgium	3.405	96%
#6	Japan	3.405	95%
#7	Switzerland	3.307	94%
#8	Austria	3.201	93%
#9	Germany	3.132	92%
#10	Finland	2.965	91%
#11	United Kingdom	2.897	90%
#12	Denmark	2.891	89%
#13	Iceland	2.6	88%
#14	China	2.555	87%
#15	Netherlands	2.255	86%
#16	France	2.233	85%
#17	Singapore	2.156	84%
#18	Slovenia	2.095	83%
#19	Czechia	1.964	82%
#20	Australia	1.855	81%
#21	Estonia	1.782	80%
#22	Portugal	1.702	79%
#23	Canada	1.701	78%
#24	Norway	1.558	77%
#25	United Arab Emirates	1.495	76%
#26	Greece	1.486	75%
#27	New Zealand	1.466	74%
#28	Poland	1.454	73%
#29	Spain	1.435	72%
#30	Croatia	1.403	71%
#31	Hungary	1.395	70%
#32	Italy	1.39	69%
#33	Turkey	1.323	68%
#34	Thailand	1.159	67%
#35	Brazil	1.145	66%
#36	Hong Kong	1.103	65%
#37	Lithuania	1.053	64%
#38	Egypt	1.034	63%
#39	Slovakia	0.979	62%
#40	Luxembourg	0.977	61%
#41	Ireland	0.963	60%
#42	Malaysia	0.951	59%
#43	Serbia	0.95	58%
#44	Russia	0.925	57%
#45	Kenya	0.809	56%
#46	Rwanda	0.795	55%
#47	Latvia	0.764	54%
#48	Bulgaria	0.754	53%
#49	Cyprus	0.745	52%
#50	Iran	0.727	51%
#51	Qatar	0.681	50%
#52	Namibia	0.647	49%
#53	India	0.646	48%
#54	Uruguay	0.626	47%
#55	South Africa	0.617	46%
#56	Malta	0.604	45%
#57	Belarus	0.578	44%
#58	Saudi Arabia	0.565	43%
#59	Argentina	0.55	42%
#60	Romania	0.459	41%
#61	Vietnam	0.425	40%
#62	North Macedonia	0.395	39%
#63	Congo	0.383	38%
#64	Oman	0.367	37%
#65	Chile	0.36	36%
#66	Cuba	0.36	35%
#67	Costa Rica	0.338	34%
#68	Ukraine	0.327	33%
#69	Uganda	0.311	32%
#70	Colombia	0.289	31%
#71	Indonesia	0.281	30%
#72	Mexico	0.268	29%
#73	Macao	0.264	28%
#74	Georgia	0.253	27%
#75	Burkina Faso	0.251	26%
#76	Mauritius	0.234	25%
#77	Bermuda	0.226	24%
#78	Moldova	0.223	23%
#79	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.192	22%
#80	Azerbaijan	0.182	21%
#81	Armenia	0.181	20%
#82	Mali	0.174	19%
#83	Pakistan	0.164	18%
#84	Peru	0.162	17%
#85	Panama	0.158	16%
#86	Kazakhstan	0.145	15%
#87	El Salvador	0.143	14%
#88	Turkmenistan	0.14	13%
#89	Uzbekistan	0.125	12%
#90	Paraguay	0.119	11%
#91	Sri Lanka	0.105	10%
#92	Kuwait	0.098	9%
#93	Tajikistan	0.09	8%
#94	Mongolia	0.084	7%
#95	Syria	0.073	6%
#96	Kyrgyzstan	0.059	5%
#97	Guatemala	0.059	4%
#98	Trinidad and Tobago	0.048	3%
#99	Iraq	0.041	2%
#100	Myanmar	0.024	1%