25-18  Expenditures on Research and Experimental Development

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationStatistical Yearbook1999.

(national currency units)

Country or Territory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Average

Year

As % of GNP

per Capita

Expenditure

 

(%)

Expenditure

per R & D

 

 

on R & D

Scientist

 

 

 

or Engineer

UnitedStates

(Dollar)

1996

2.64

720

177625

Japan

(Yen)

1996

2.80

112549

22928184

Germany

(Mark)

1997

2.41

1061

344051

UnitedKingdom

(Pound)

1996

1.95

246

100278

France

(Franc)

1997

2.25

3140

1184090

Italy

(Lire)

1997

2.21

358271

236495195

Canada

(Dollar)

1997

1.66

446

154838

Australia

(Dollar)

1996

1.80

480

142768

RussianFederation

(Rouple)

1996

0.88

131150

34504406

CzechRep.

(Koruna)

1997

1.20

1891

1548283

Poland

(Zloty)

1996

0.77

72

52625

Hungary

(Forint)

1996

0.68

4404

4312971

Romania

(Lei)

1995

0.72

22442

10652279

Bulgaria

(Leva)

1996

0.57

1083

620162

YugoslaviaF.R.

(New dinar)

1995

            

            

43912

India

(Rupee)

1994

0.73

75

499698

Indonesia

(Rupiah)

1995

0.10

2156

8092983

Philippines

(Peso)

1992

        0.22

47

295236

Thailand

(Baht)

1996

0.13

94

915558

Malaysia

(Ringgit)

1996

0.24

27

290069

Singapore

(Dollar)

1995

1.13

412

177592

Pakistan

(Rupee)

1987

0.92

51

840050

Turkey

(Lira)

1996

0.45

1070526

3688259065

Korea,Rep.of

(Won)

1996

2.82

239896

109400803

Egypt

(Pound)

1996

0.22

8

36164

Nigeria

(Naira)

1987

0.09

2

75809

Mexico

(New peso)

1995

0.33

63

292645

Brazil

(Reai)

1995

0.84

33

194140

Argentina

(Peso)

1995

0.38

30

44914

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data refer to 1995. Data refer to 1991. Data refer to 1994. Estimate. Data refer to 1988.