Rankings

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Total expenditure on R&D: $bn

$bn 2017

Rank

1

Country

United States

Result

543.2
Rank

2

Country

China

Result

260.5
Rank

3

Country

Japan

Result

156.1
Rank

4

Country

Germany

Result

111.6
Rank

5

Country

South Korea

Result

69.7
Rank

6

Country

France

Result

56.5
Rank

7

Country

United Kingdom

Result

43.9
Rank

8

Country

Canada

Result

26.6 a
Rank

9

Country

Italy

Result

26.3
Rank

10

Country

Australia

Result

23.4 b
Rank

11

Country

Switzerland

Result

22.9 b
Rank

12

Country

Brazil

Result

22.7 c
Rank

13

Country

Taiwan

Result

18.9
Rank

14

Country

Sweden

Result

17.8
Rank

15

Country

Netherlands

Result

16.5
Rank

16

Country

Israel

Result

16.1
Rank

17

Country

Spain

Result

15.8
Rank

18

Country

Russia

Result

14.1 c
Rank

19

Country

India

Result

13.3 b
Rank

20

Country

Austria

Result

13.2
Rank

21

Country

Belgium

Result

12.8
Rank

22

Country

Denmark

Result

10.1
Rank

23

Country

Norway

Result

8.4
Rank

24

Country

Turkey

Result

8.2
Rank

25

Country

Finland

Result

7.0
Rank

26

Country

Singapore

Result

6.6
Rank

27

Country

Saudi Arabia

Result

6.1 d
Rank

28

Country

Poland

Result

5.4
Rank

29

Country

Mexico

Result

5.2 c
Rank

30

Country

Thailand

Result

4.6
Rank

31

Country

Malaysia

Result

4.3 c
Rank

32

Country

Czech Republic

Result

3.9
Rank

33

Country

Ireland

Result

3.5
Rank

34

Country

United Arab Emirates

Result

3.4 c
Rank

35

Country

Argentina

Result

3.0 c

Index key & notes

Notes

Source: IMD, World Competitiveness Yearbook

a 2018

b 2015

c 2016

d 2013