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,,,,,
,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,
Australia,..,..,2.20,..,2.26,..,..,..,..,12.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Austria,2.84,2.77,2.80,2.71,2.67,15.2,14.8,14.5,14.0,14.3,..,65,609,..,59,341,..,..,29.0,..,28.4,..,
Belgium,2.24,2.21,2.10,2.03,1.97,14.5,13.8,13.4,13.4,13.1,..,63,207,59,403,55,858,54,624,..,33.5,33.2,32.7,32.2,
Canada,1.73,1.79,1.86,1.97,1.92,..,13.0,13.2,13.9,14.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Chile,..,..,0.42,0.41,0.37,..,..,1.7,1.6,1.9,..,..,9,453,8,770,10,582,..,..,32.4,32.3,27.5,
Czech Republic,1.88,1.64,1.40,1.35,1.30,11.9,11.0,10.3,10.0,9.8,47,357,45,902,43,418,43,092,44,240,27.4,28.2,28.1,28.9,28.5,
Danemark,2.98,2.98,3.00,3.16,2.85,20.1,20.2,20.3,19.6,19.8,..,56,771,54,813,54,049,48,442,..,33.1,32.6,31.7,..,
Estonia,2.18,2.37,1.62,1.41,1.28,9.7,9.7,9.6,9.4,7.9,..,7,646,7,491,7,453,7,226,..,43.7,43.4,42.5,41.7,
Finland,3.55,3.80,3.90,3.94,3.70,21.4,21.6,22.5,22.6,22.2,..,57,549,57,163,55,797,55,195,..,32.1,31.9,31.4,30.7,
France,2.26,2.25,2.24,2.27,2.12,..,14.9,14.8,14.6,14.1,..,338,761,324,551,296,093,289,041,..,25.6,25.3,26.9,27.4,
Germany,2.92,2.89,2.80,2.82,2.69,13.9,14.0,13.5,13.2,13.0,..,520,561,..,484,566,..,..,26.7,..,24.9,..,
Greece,0.69,0.67,..,..,..,9.1,8.3,..,..,..,..,45,239,..,..,..,..,36.7,..,..,..,
Hungary,1.30,1.22,1.17,1.17,1.00,8.7,8.3,7.7,7.4,6.6,..,36,945,35,700,35,267,33,739,..,31.7,32.0,32.1,33.0,
Iceland,..,2.40,..,3.11,2.65,..,18.9,..,22.3,17.4,..,3,350,..,4,134,4,158,..,37.5,..,41.0,37.8,
Ireland,1.72,1.66,1.69,1.69,1.45,12.7,11.9,10.7,10.2,9.5,..,22,131,20,802,20,901,21,040,..,32.4,34.4,34.2,32.3,
Israel,4.20,4.21,4.22,4.40,4.66,..,20.5,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Italy,1.27,1.25,1.26,1.26,1.21,9.5,9.2,9.1,9.1,8.8,..,151,597,149,807,149,314,145,594,..,34.9,34.5,33.8,33.2,
Japan,3.34,3.39,3.25,3.36,3.47,..,13.5,13.6,13.6,13.4,..,892,684,894,138,889,341,890,669,..,14.0,13.8,13.6,13.0,
Korea,4.36,4.04,3.74,3.56,3.36,..,14.9,14.1,13.1,12.5,..,375,176,345,912,323,175,300,050,..,17.3,16.7,15.8,15.6,
Luxembourg,..,..,1.51,1.74,1.66,..,..,13.9,13.3,13.3,..,..,..,2,951,..,..,..,..,21.2,..,
Mexico,..,0.43,0.46,0.44,0.41,..,..,..,..,..,..,46,125,45,045,42,973,37,639,..,..,..,..,..,
The Netherlands,2.16,2.03,1.86,1.82,1.77,13.4,13.4,11.6,10.1,10.7,..,82,991,64,829,54,505,60,969,..,24.1,..,25.9,..,
New Zealand,..,1.27,..,1.28,..,..,10.7,..,10.7,..,..,28,100,..,27,000,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Norway,1.65,1.65,1.68,1.76,1.58,14.1,14.1,13.9,13.9,13.6,..,45,578,44,774,44,762,43,699,..,36.2,35.7,35.2,34.1,
Poland,0.90,0.76,0.74,0.67,0.60,5.6,5.3,5.2,4.7,4.7,..,100,723,100,934,98,165,97,474,..,38.6,39.0,39.5,39.5,
Portugal,1.50,1.52,1.59,1.64,1.50,12.2,11.6,10.6,10.2,9.3,..,100,435,96,234,86,369,75,073,..,46.4,45.5,45.8,43.0,
Slovak Republic,0.82,0.68,0.63,0.48,0.47,8.2,8.2,8.4,7.2,6.9,25,069,24,711,24,049,21,832,19,814,42.3,42.6,42.4,42.5,42.3,
Slovenia,2.80,2.47,2.10,1.85,1.66,16.3,16.1,13.4,12.6,11.6,..,12,514,11,056,10,444,10,124,..,36.4,36.3,35.7,35.1,
Spain,1.30,1.36,1.40,1.39,1.35,11.8,11.6,11.8,11.4,10.4,..,220,254,224,000,221,314,217,716,..,38.7,38.4,38.1,37.5,
Sweden,3.41,3.39,3.39,3.62,3.70,17.6,17.0,17.2,17.2,17.4,..,80,039,..,72,864,..,..,37.2,..,35.7,..,
Swizterland,..,..,..,..,2.87,..,..,..,..,13.6,..,..,..,..,45,874,..,..,..,..,30.2,
Turkey,..,0.86,0.84,0.85,0.73,..,3.8,3.6,3.5,3.2,..,137,452,124,796,114,436,106,423,..,35.6,35.8,36.3,36.5,
United Kingdom,1.72,1.78,1.77,1.82,1.75,11.3,11.4,11.2,11.1,10.7,..,429,009,394,755,385,489,..,..,37.7,38.3,37.9,..,
United States,2.79,2.76,2.74,2.82,2.77,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Total,2.40,2.37,2.34,2.38,2.33,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
EU-28,1.97,1.95,1.91,1.91,1.83,11.7,11.5,11.2,10.9,10.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
EU-15,2.11,2.11,2.07,2.07,1.98,13.0,12.8,12.5,12.2,11.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Argentina,..,0.65,0.62,0.60,0.52,..,4.0,3.9,3.6,3.4,..,79,092,74,020,67,245,63,927,..,52.7,52.2,51.9,51.3,
China,1.98,1.84,1.76,1.70,1.47,4.2,3.8,3.4,3.0,2.6,..,1,905,899,1,747,589,1,556,518,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Romania,0.49,0.50,0.46,0.47,0.58,3.3,3.3,2.9,3.1,3.2,..,25,489,30,707,30,645,30,864,..,46.1,44.0,44.7,44.8,
Russian Federation,1.12,1.09,1.13,1.25,1.04,11.6,11.9,12.0,12.2,12.3,372,620,374,791,368,915,369,237,375,804,41.2,41.4,41.7,41.9,41.8,
Singapore,..,2.23,2.05,2.20,2.64,..,12.1,11.9,12.0,11.2,..,38,013,36,561,34,387,33,365,..,29.2,29.3,28.5,28.0,
South Africa,..,..,0.76,0.87,0.93,..,..,2.3,2.3,2.2,..,..,37,901,40,797,39,955,..,..,41.7,40.8,39.7,
Chinese Taipei,3.07,3.02,2.91,2.94,2.78,21.0,20.7,20.1,19.2,17.7,178,632,173,654,164,874,154,818,143,862,21.8,21.6,20.9,20.5,20.1,
Notes:
1) Source: OECD. MSTI 2006-2 Database. 
  FTE: Full Time Equivalent 
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Source: National Statistics Institute