Appendix 2-18      Expenditures on Research and Experimental Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization "Statistical Yearbook" 1999.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(national currency units)

 

Country or Territory

Year

As % of GNP

per Capita

Annual Average

 

 

Expenditure

Expenditure

 

(%)

on R & D

per R & D Scientist

 

 

 

or Engineer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  United States            

(Dollar)

1996

2.64

720

         177625

 

  Japan                       

(Yen)

1996

2.80

112549

22928184

 

  Germany                    

(Mark)

1997

2.41

1061

344051

 

  United Kingdom            

(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

 

  Russian Federation       

(Rouple)

1996

0.88

131150

34504406

 

  Czech Rep.               

(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

 

  Yugoslavia F.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.