Table 2.6: Expenditure on R&D performed in businesses in selected OECD countries, as a percentage of GDP, 1999-2006
Percentage
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland |
0.53 |
0.52 |
0.67 |
0.65 |
0.57 |
0.53 |
0.60 |
0.56 |
UK |
1.22 |
1.18 |
1.18 |
1.16 |
1.12 |
1.06 |
1.07 |
1.08 |
Germany |
1.67 |
1.73 |
1.72 |
1.72 |
1.76 |
1.73 |
1.72 |
1.77 |
France |
1.37 |
1.34 |
1.39 |
1.41 |
1.36 |
1.36 |
1.33 |
1.34 |
Italy |
0.51 |
0.52 |
0.53 |
0.54 |
0.52 |
0.52 |
0.55 |
0.54 |
Japan |
2.10 |
2.12 |
2.31 |
2.36 |
2.40 |
2.38 |
2.54 |
2.62 |
Canada |
1.08 |
1.17 |
1.29 |
1.17 |
1.16 |
1.16 |
1.12 |
1.06 |
USA |
1.98 |
2.05 |
2.01 |
1.86 |
1.84 |
1.79 |
1.83 |
1.84 |
Denmark |
1.41 |
.. |
1.64 |
1.73 |
1.78 |
1.69 |
1.67 |
1.62 |
Iceland |
1.11 |
1.54 |
1.75 |
1.70 |
1.46 |
.. |
1.43 |
.. |
Ireland |
0.88 |
0.81 |
0.77 |
0.76 |
0.79 |
0.81 |
0.82 |
0.89 |
Norway |
0.92 |
.. |
0.95 |
0.95 |
0.98 |
0.87 |
0.82 |
0.82 |
Finland |
2.19 |
2.40 |
2.35 |
2.34 |
2.42 |
2.42 |
2.47 |
2.46 |
Sweden |
2.74 |
.. |
3.28 |
.. |
2.86 |
2.67 |
2.81 |
2.79 |
EU 27 |
1.12 |
1.13 |
1.12 |
1.12 |
1.11 |
1.09 |
1.09 |
1.11 |
OECD |
1.51 |
1.55 |
1.57 |
1.51 |
1.51 |
1.49 |
1.53 |
1.56 |
Source: Scottish Government and OECDMSTI 2008/1
1 .. Data not available
2. The EU expanded from 25 nations to 27 in 2007. These figures are for the 27 nations.