# | Flag | Country | Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Israel | 4.25% | 2016 | |
2 | South Korea | 4.23% | 2016 | |
3 | Switzerland | 3.37% | 2015 | |
4 | Sweden | 3.25% | 2016 | |
5 | Japan | 3.14% | 2016 | |
6 | Austria | 3.09% | 2016 | |
7 | Germany | 2.94% | 2016 | |
8 | Denmark | 2.87% | 2016 | |
9 | Finland | 2.75% | 2016 | |
10 | United States | 2.74% | 2016 | |
11 | Belgium | 2.49% | 2016 | |
12 | France | 2.25% | 2016 | |
13 | Singapore | 2.16% | 2014 | |
14 | China | 2.11% | 2016 | |
15 | Iceland | 2.08% | 2016 | |
16 | Netherlands | 2.03% | 2016 | |
17 | Norway | 2.03% | 2016 | |
18 | Slovenia | 2% | 2016 | |
19 | Australia | 1.92% | 2015 | |
20 | United Kingdom | 1.69% | 2016 | |
21 | Czech Republic | 1.68% | 2016 | |
22 | Canada | 1.53% | 2017 | |
23 | Malaysia | 1.3% | 2015 | |
24 | Italy | 1.29% | 2016 | |
25 | Estonia | 1.28% | 2016 | |
26 | Brazil | 1.27% | 2016 | |
27 | Portugal | 1.27% | 2016 | |
28 | New Zealand | 1.26% | 2015 | |
29 | Luxembourg | 1.24% | 2016 | |
30 | Hungary | 1.21% | 2016 | |
31 | Spain | 1.19% | 2016 | |
32 | Republic of Ireland | 1.18% | 2016 | |
33 | Russia | 1.1% | 2016 | |
34 | Greece | 1.01% | 2016 | |
35 | Poland | 0.97% | 2016 | |
36 | United Arab Emirates | 0.96% | 2016 | |
37 | Serbia | 0.93% | 2017 | |
38 | Turkey | 0.88% | 2015 | |
39 | Faroe Islands | 0.86% | 2003 | |
40 | Lithuania | 0.85% | 2016 | |
41 | Croatia | 0.85% | 2016 | |
42 | Saudi Arabia | 0.82% | 2013 | |
43 | Hong Kong | 0.8% | 2017 | |
44 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2015 | |
45 | Slovakia | 0.79% | 2016 | |
46 | Kenya | 0.79% | 2010 | |
47 | Thailand | 0.78% | 2016 | |
48 | Bulgaria | 0.78% | 2016 | |
49 | Senegal | 0.75% | 2015 | |
50 | Morocco | 0.71% | 2010 | |
51 | Greenland | 0.65% | 2004 | |
52 | India | 0.62% | 2015 | |
53 | Egypt | 0.61% | 2017 | |
54 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2013 | |
55 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2016 | |
56 | Malta | 0.6% | 2016 | |
57 | Belarus | 0.59% | 2017 | |
58 | Gabon | 0.58% | 2009 | |
59 | Botswana | 0.54% | 2013 | |
60 | Algeria | 0.53% | 2017 | |
61 | Argentina | 0.53% | 2016 | |
62 | Tanzania | 0.53% | 2013 | |
63 | Qatar | 0.51% | 2015 | |
64 | Cyprus | 0.5% | 2016 | |
65 | Mexico | 0.49% | 2016 | |
66 | Romania | 0.48% | 2016 | |
67 | Costa Rica | 0.46% | 2016 | |
68 | Ukraine | 0.45% | 2017 | |
69 | Latvia | 0.44% | 2016 | |
70 | Ecuador | 0.44% | 2014 | |
71 | Vietnam | 0.44% | 2015 | |
72 | Puerto Rico | 0.43% | 2015 | |
73 | Uruguay | 0.41% | 2016 | |
74 | American Samoa | 0.39% | 2006 | |
75 | Ghana | 0.38% | 2010 | |
76 | Montenegro | 0.37% | 2015 | |
77 | Chile | 0.36% | 2016 | |
78 | Republic of Macedonia | 0.35% | 2017 | |
79 | Cuba | 0.35% | 2016 | |
80 | Namibia | 0.34% | 2014 | |
81 | Mozambique | 0.34% | 2015 | |
82 | Jordan | 0.33% | 2016 | |
83 | Saint Lucia | 0.33% | 1999 | |
84 | Chad | 0.32% | 2016 | |
85 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2010 | |
86 | Moldova | 0.3% | 2017 | |
87 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2016 | |
88 | Sudan | 0.3% | 2005 | |
89 | Mali | 0.29% | 2017 | |
90 | Zambia | 0.28% | 2008 | |
91 | Togo | 0.27% | 2014 | |
92 | Swaziland | 0.27% | 2015 | |
93 | Guam | 0.26% | 2005 | |
94 | Iran | 0.25% | 2013 | |
95 | Pakistan | 0.25% | 2015 | |
96 | Colombia | 0.24% | 2017 | |
97 | Armenia | 0.23% | 2017 | |
98 | Burkina Faso | 0.22% | 2014 | |
99 | Oman | 0.22% | 2017 | |
100 | Seychelles | 0.22% | 2016 | |
101 | Bermuda | 0.22% | 2015 | |
102 | Nigeria | 0.22% | 2007 | |
103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2017 | |
104 | Uzbekistan | 0.19% | 2017 | |
105 | Azerbaijan | 0.19% | 2017 | |
106 | Mauritius | 0.18% | 2012 | |
107 | Macao | 0.17% | 2017 | |
108 | Uganda | 0.17% | 2014 | |
109 | Myanmar | 0.16% | 2002 | |
110 | Bolivia | 0.16% | 2009 | |
111 | Albania | 0.15% | 2008 | |
112 | Paraguay | 0.15% | 2016 | |
113 | El Salvador | 0.15% | 2016 | |
114 | Kazakhstan | 0.14% | 2016 | |
115 | Philippines | 0.14% | 2013 | |
116 | Mongolia | 0.13% | 2017 | |
117 | Gambia | 0.13% | 2011 | |
118 | Burundi | 0.12% | 2011 | |
119 | Peru | 0.12% | 2017 | |
120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.12% | 2002 | |
121 | Venezuela | 0.12% | 2016 | |
122 | Cambodia | 0.12% | 2015 | |
123 | Tajikistan | 0.12% | 2017 | |
124 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.11% | 2017 | |
125 | Sri Lanka | 0.11% | 2015 | |
126 | Nicaragua | 0.11% | 2015 | |
127 | Bahrain | 0.1% | 2014 | |
128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.09% | 2016 | |
129 | Indonesia | 0.08% | 2013 | |
130 | Kuwait | 0.08% | 2017 | |
131 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.08% | 2009 | |
132 | Cape Verde | 0.07% | 2011 | |
133 | Panama | 0.06% | 2013 | |
134 | Jamaica | 0.06% | 2002 | |
135 | Lesotho | 0.05% | 2015 | |
136 | Iraq | 0.04% | 2017 | |
137 | Monaco | 0.04% | 2005 | |
138 | Laos | 0.04% | 2002 | |
139 | Brunei | 0.04% | 2004 | |
140 | Papua New Guinea | 0.03% | 2016 | |
141 | Guatemala | 0.03% | 2015 | |
142 | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.03% | 2007 | |
143 | Honduras | 0.01% | 2015 | |
144 | Madagascar | 0.01% | 2017 | |
145 | Syria | 0.01% | 2015 |