United States - Research and development expenditure
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in United States was 2.83 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 2.83 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.45 in 1996.
Definition: Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1996 | 2.45 |
1997 | 2.48 |
1998 | 2.50 |
1999 | 2.55 |
2000 | 2.63 |
2001 | 2.65 |
2002 | 2.56 |
2003 | 2.56 |
2004 | 2.50 |
2005 | 2.52 |
2006 | 2.56 |
2007 | 2.63 |
2008 | 2.77 |
2009 | 2.81 |
2010 | 2.74 |
2011 | 2.77 |
2012 | 2.68 |
2013 | 2.71 |
2014 | 2.72 |
2015 | 2.72 |
2016 | 2.76 |
2017 | 2.82 |
2018 | 2.83 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Technology