Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector 
National summary
Indicators by OECD countries, resources allocated to R+D and  period.
Units: specified in variables

,Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices,,,,Personnel R+D (FTE) x 1000/Employed,,,,Total researchers (physical persons),,,,Percentage of women among total number of researchers,,,,
,2008,2007,2006,2005,2008,2007,2006,2005,2008,2007,2006,2005,2008,2007,2006,2005,
Australia,..,..,2.06,..,..,..,12.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Austria,2.67,2.54,2.47,2.45,13.9,13.2,12.4,12.1,..,53,590,49,597,..,..,26.5,25.3,..,
Belgium,1.92,1.90,1.86,1.83,13.2,13.2,12.9,12.6,..,51,278,49,253,48,757,..,31.1,30.7,29.6,
Canada,1.84,1.90,1.97,2.05,..,..,13.4,13.3,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Czech Republic,1.47,1.54,1.55,1.41,9.6,9.4,9.4,8.7,44,240,42,538,39,676,37,542,28.5,28.3,28.5,28.8,
Denmark,2.72,2.55,2.48,2.46,16.5,16.2,15.9,15.7,..,42,992,44,095,43,460,..,30.2,..,29.7,
Finland,3.49,3.47,3.45,3.48,22.4,22.6,23.9,24.0,..,53,420,53,273,50,773,..,31.5,31.6,30.2,
France,2.02,2.04,2.10,2.10,..,14.5,14.4,13.9,..,273,542,268,944,251,599,..,..,27.4,28.0,
Germany,..,2.53,2.53,2.49,..,12.8,12.5,12.2,..,437,780,..,406,253,..,23.2,..,21.4,
Greece,..,0.58,0.58,0.59,..,7.6,7.6,7.4,..,..,..,33,396,..,..,..,36.4,
Hungary,..,0.97,1.00,0.94,..,6.2,6.2,5.6,..,33,059,32,786,31,407,..,33.5,33.5,34.2,
Iceland,2.65,2.70,2.99,2.77,17.5,16.8,20.1,20.0,4,158,3,979,4,290,3,821,37.9,37.9,38.6,39.3,
Ireland,1.43,1.28,1.25,1.25,..,8.6,8.6,8.5,..,19,380,18,592,17,653,..,32.1,31.2,30.3,
Italy,1.18,1.18,1.13,1.09,9.4,8.3,7.7,7.2,..,..,137,163,125,534,..,..,33.3,32.4,
Japan,..,3.44,3.40,3.32,..,14.6,14.6,14.4,..,883,386,874,690,861,901,..,13.0,12.4,11.9,
Korea,..,3.21,3.01,2.79,..,11.5,10.3,9.4,..,289,098,256,598,234,702,..,14.9,13.1,12.9,
Luxembourg,1.62,1.57,1.65,1.56,13.6,13.8,13.7,14.3,..,2,470,..,2,443,..,24.1,..,18.2,
Mexico,..,0.37,0.39,0.41,..,1.6,1.6,2.1,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Holland,..,1.71,1.78,1.79,10.2,10.3,11.1,10.7,..,..,..,49,979,..,..,..,18.0,
New Zealand,..,1.21,..,1.16,..,14.5,..,14.1,..,29,700,..,27,570,..,..,..,..,
Norway,1.62,1.64,1.52,1.52,13.6,13.4,13.0,13.0,..,41,752,..,36,998,..,33.4,..,31.7,
Poland,0.61,0.57,0.56,0.57,4.7,5.0,5.1,5.5,..,97,289,96,374,97,875,..,39.9,39.5,39.3,
Portugal,1.51,1.21,1.02,0.81,9.5,6.9,6.0,5.0,..,51,443,44,606,37,769,..,43.5,43.8,44.4,
Slovak Republic,0.47,0.46,0.49,0.51,7.0,7.1,7.1,6.9,19,814,19,375,18,816,17,526,42.3,42.3,41.8,41.5,
Spain,1.35,1.27,1.20,1.12,10.5,9.8,9.4,9.1,..,206,190,193,024,181,023,..,37.0,36.7,36.7,
Sweden,3.75,3.61,3.74,3.60,17.0,17.0,17.8,17.9,..,73,112,..,82,496,..,34.5,..,35.8,
Switzerland,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Turkey,..,0.72,0.58,0.59,..,3.1,2.4,2.2,..,101,961,90,118,83,856,..,36.7,36.3,36.1,
United Kingdom,1.88,1.82,1.76,1.73,11.4,11.1,10.7,10.5,..,378,710,..,364,807,..,36.7,..,35.7,
United States,2.77,2.66,2.61,2.57,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
EU (15),..,1.90,1.89,1.86,..,11.6,11.4,11.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
EU (25),..,1.80,1.79,1.76,..,10.8,10.7,10.4,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
EU (27),..,1.77,1.76,1.74,..,10.4,10.3,10.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
OECD,..,2.28,2.24,2.21,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Notes:
1) Source: OECD. MSTI 2006-2 Database. 
  FTE: Full Time Equivalent 
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Source: National Statistics Institute