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,,,,,
,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,
Australia,..,..,2.11,..,2.12,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Austria,3.07,3.06,2.97,2.93,2.68,16.2,16.0,15.7,15.5,14.7,..,..,71,448,..,65,609,..,..,29.6,..,29.0,
Belgium,2.45,2.46,2.44,2.36,2.16,16.9,15.1,15.0,14.7,13.9,..,..,66,724,..,63,207,..,..,33.4,..,33.5,
Canada,..,1.60,1.68,1.79,1.80,..,..,12.6,13.0,13.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Chile,0.39,0.38,0.39,0.36,0.35,1.9,2.0,1.7,1.9,1.7,13,015,12,303,9,795,10,447,9,388,33.0,31.5,34.3,31.0,30.8,
Czech Republic,1.95,1.97,1.90,1.78,1.56,12.8,12.6,12.2,11.9,11.0,..,54,493,51,455,47,651,45,902,..,27.2,28.3,27.5,28.2,
Danemark,2.96,2.92,2.97,2.98,2.94,21.0,20.9,20.9,20.9,20.7,..,59,287,57,876,57,520,56,845,..,..,35.2,35.4,33.1,
Estonia,1.50,1.45,1.73,2.12,2.31,9.0,9.6,9.7,9.9,9.8,..,7,721,7,515,7,634,7,646,..,44.0,44.4,44.0,43.7,
Finland,2.90,3.17,3.29,3.42,3.64,20.2,20.8,21.0,21.3,21.7,..,55,515,56,720,56,704,57,549,..,32.1,31.5,32.2,32.1,
France,2.23,2.24,2.24,2.23,2.19,..,15.2,15.3,15.1,14.8,..,369,999,366,299,356,445,338,470,..,26.1,25.5,25.5,25.6,
Germany,2.87,2.89,2.82,2.87,2.80,14.3,14.2,13.9,14.1,13.8,..,..,549,283,..,522,010,..,..,27.9,..,26.8,
Greece,0.96,0.84,0.81,0.70,0.67,12.6,10.8,10.6,9.1,8.4,..,..,53,744,..,45,239,..,..,39.4,..,36.7,
Hungary,1.38,1.36,1.39,1.27,1.19,8.6,8.9,9.5,9.0,8.6,..,39,190,37,803,37,019,36,945,..,30.4,30.3,30.9,31.7,
Iceland,2.19,2.01,1.76,..,2.49,16.0,..,15.6,..,19.4,3,722,..,3,356,..,3,270,45.6,..,43.8,..,37.3,
Ireland,..,1.51,1.56,1.56,1.54,14.8,14.6,12.6,12.4,11.5,..,..,25,393,..,22,358,..,..,32.3,..,32.6,
Israel,4.25,4.27,4.15,4.16,4.02,..,..,..,21.1,20.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Italy,1.33,1.38,1.31,1.27,1.21,10.1,10.2,10.1,9.7,9.2,..,168,074,163,925,157,960,151,597,..,36.0,35.7,35.5,34.9,
Japan,3.49,3.59,3.48,3.34,3.38,13.4,13.7,13.3,13.2,13.5,907,455,926,671,892,406,887,067,892,684,15.3,14.7,14.6,14.4,14.0,
Korea,4.23,4.29,4.15,4.03,3.74,17.0,16.8,16.0,16.0,14.9,453,262,437,447,410,333,401,724,375,176,18.9,18.5,18.2,17.7,17.3,
Latvia,0.63,0.69,0.61,0.67,0.70,6.3,6.5,6.1,6.4,6.3,..,7,939,7,448,7,995,7,377,..,..,52.0,52.8,53.3,
Luxembourg,1.31,1.28,1.31,1.28,1.47,13.8,13.2,12.9,12.5,14.0,..,..,2,713,..,3,114,..,..,27.3,..,22.9,
Mexico,0.55,0.54,0.50,0.49,0.52,..,..,1.2,1.2,1.6,..,..,42,222,41,419,56,481,..,..,33.0,32.8,..,
The Netherlands,2.01,2.00,1.95,1.94,1.90,14.6,14.2,14.1,13.8,13.3,..,111,795,110,536,107,184,84,072,..,23.4,23.6,24.0,24.2,
New Zealand,..,..,1.15,..,1.23,..,..,11.0,..,10.6,..,..,29,300,..,28,100,..,..,..,..,..,
Norway,1.93,1.72,1.65,1.62,1.63,15.5,14.7,14.2,14.0,14.0,..,50,025,47,795,46,747,45,578,..,37.4,36.9,36.2,36.2,
Poland,1.00,0.94,0.87,0.88,0.75,6.8,6.6,6.1,5.9,5.5,..,115,375,109,611,103,627,100,723,..,37.2,37.8,38.3,38.6,
Portugal,1.28,1.29,1.33,1.38,1.46,10.6,10.4,10.5,10.4,10.4,..,78,736,78,290,81,750,82,354,..,44.3,45.4,45.0,44.0,
Slovak Republic,1.18,0.88,0.82,0.80,0.66,7.8,7.9,7.8,8.2,8.2,..,25,080,24,441,25,069,24,711,..,42.5,42.7,42.3,42.6,
Slovenia,2.21,2.38,2.60,2.58,2.42,15.1,16.0,16.4,16.0,16.1,..,12,155,12,111,12,362,12,514,..,36.1,36.0,35.8,36.4,
Spain,1.22,1.24,1.27,1.29,1.33,10.8,11.1,11.4,11.4,11.3,..,210,104,208,767,215,544,220,254,..,39.6,39.3,38.8,38.7,
Sweden,3.26,3.15,3.31,3.28,3.25,17.6,17.6,17.3,17.6,17.1,..,..,101,820,..,80,154,..,..,33.3,..,37.2,
Swizterland,..,..,..,2.97,..,..,..,..,15.9,..,..,..,..,60,278,..,..,..,..,32.4,..,
Turkey,..,1.01,0.94,0.92,0.86,..,4.5,4.4,4.2,3.8,..,181,544,166,097,155,133,137,452,..,36.9,36.2,36.2,35.6,
United Kingdom,1.70,1.68,1.66,1.61,1.68,13.3,12.9,12.6,12.0,12.1,..,489,181,466,689,442,385,429,009,..,37.4,38.1,37.8,37.7,
United States,2.79,2.76,2.74,2.71,2.77,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Total,2.40,2.39,2.37,2.34,2.33,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
EU-28,1.95,1.95,1.93,1.92,1.88,12.4,12.2,12.1,11.9,11.6,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
EU-15,2.08,2.10,2.07,2.06,2.03,13.6,13.5,13.3,13.1,12.8,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Argentina,..,0.59,0.62,0.64,0.57,..,4.3,4.2,4.1,4.0,..,83,837,81,964,80,245,77,354,..,52.9,52.4,52.6,52.7,
China,2.07,2.02,1.99,1.91,1.78,..,4.8,4.6,4.2,3.8,..,..,..,2,069,650,1,905,899,..,..,..,..,..,
Romania,0.49,0.38,0.39,0.48,0.49,3.7,3.6,3.8,3.6,3.3,..,27,535,27,600,27,838,25,489,..,46.0,45.7,45.1,46.1,
Russian Federation,1.13,1.09,1.06,1.05,1.02,11.5,11.6,11.6,11.6,11.8,379,411,373,905,369,015,372,620,374,791,40.3,40.5,40.9,41.2,41.4,
Singapore,..,2.20,2.01,2.00,2.15,..,11.7,11.9,11.8,12.1,..,40,730,40,385,38,432,38,013,..,30.1,29.6,29.6,29.2,
South Africa,..,..,0.73,0.73,0.73,..,..,2.6,2.4,2.2,..,..,45,935,42,828,40,653,..,..,44.0,43.7,42.3,
Chinese Taipei,3.06,3.00,3.00,2.95,2.90,22.0,21.7,21.4,21.1,20.8,183,571,182,119,180,353,179,830,174,600,22.2,22.1,22.0,21.8,21.5,
Notes:
1) Source: OECD. MSTI 2016-2 Database. 
  FTE: Full Time Equivalent 
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Source: National Statistics Institute