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186 Total R&D expenditure as share of GDP in selected OECD countries. Million current USD (PPP) and as a percentage of GDP
Country Total R&D expenditure Total R&D expenditure as percentage of GDP R&D expenditure in the business enterprise sector as percentage of GDP
2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010
Austria 8 839.3 9 254.2 2.72 2.76 1.85 1.88
Belgium 8 031.5 8 154.2 2.03 1.99 1.34 1.32
Canada 24 538.4 23 970.1 1.92 1.80 0.99 0.91
Czech Republic 3 977.9 4 151.7 1.48 1.56 0.89 0.97
Denmark 6 478.7 6 816.0 3.06 3.06 2.08 2.08
Finland 7 496.3 7 588.7 3.92 3.87 2.80 2.69
France 49 143.5 49 990.8 2.26 2.26 1.39 1.38
Germany 83 297.2 86 209.6 2.82 2.82 1.91 1.90
Greece .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hungary 2 358.5 2 382.8 1.17 1.16 0.67 0.69
Iceland .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ireland 3 096.8 3 246.0 1.74 1.79 1.16 1.22
Italy 24 534.5 24 269.2 1.26 1.26 0.67 0.67
Japan  137 314.2 .. 3.36 .. 2.54 ..
South Korea 47 168.6 53 184.9 3.56 3.74 2.64 2.80
Mexico .. .. .. .. .. ..
Netherlands 12 374.1 12 822.3 1.82 1.83 0.86 0.87
New Zealand 1 646.4 .. 1.30 .. 0.54 ..
Norway 4 693.5 4 742.4 1.78 1.69 0.92 0.87
Poland 4 871.2 5 587.8 0.68 0.74 0.19 0.20
Portugal 4 349.2 4 304.6 1.64 1.59 0.78 0.72
Slovakia Republic  590.3  799.6 0.48 0.63 0.20 0.27
Spain 20 546.6 20 386.1 1.38 1.37 0.72 0.71
Sweden 12 488.7 12 535.5 3.61 3.43 2.54 2.35
Turkey 8 815.7 9 582.5 0.85 0.84 0.34 0.36
United Kingdom 39 537.8 39 137.8 1.85 1.77 1.12 1.08
United States  401 576.0 .. 2.90 .. 2.04 ..
             
Total OECD  968 108.2 .. 2.40 .. 1.62 ..
EU27  299 086.8  304 891.2 1.92 1.91 1.17 1.16
EU15  282 869.7  287 339.6 2.07 2.06 1.28 1.27
Source: OECD - SourceOECD Science and Technology Database.
More information:  http://www.oecd.org/ 

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