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France - R&D Spending 2005

Name: France R&D Spending 2005
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Research and development expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

2.05% −0.04% from 2004 Global rank: 12th

France's r&d spending was 2.05% in 2005, decreased +0.04% from 2.09% in 2004. This was the 12th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005▾

R&D Spending by Country - 2005
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Israel	3.92%	4.6%
2nd	Sweden	3.36%	-0.1%
3rd	Finland	3.32%	0.4%
4th	Japan	3.13%	5.0%
5th	Iceland	2.68%	-1.0%
6th	Korea	2.52%	3.3%
7th	United States	2.50%	0.6%
8th	Germany	2.44%	0.3%
9th	Denmark	2.39%	-1.1%
10th	Austria	2.37%	9.6%
11th	Singapore	2.15%	3.3%
12th	France	2.05%	-2.1%
13th	Canada	1.97%	-1.3%
14th	Belgium	1.79%	-1.6%
15th	European Union	1.78%	-0.6%
16th	Netherlands	1.77%	-0.8%
17th	Luxembourg	1.56%	-1.9%
18th	United Kingdom	1.55%	1.3%
19th	Norway	1.48%	-4.1%
20th	Slovenia	1.42%	3.5%
21st	China	1.31%	7.6%
22nd	Ireland	1.19%	1.2%
23rd	Czechia	1.16%	1.9%
24th	New Zealand	1.12%	-2.5%
25th	Spain	1.10%	5.6%
26th	Russian Federation	1.07%	-7.2%
27th	Italy	1.04%	-0.6%
28th	Brazil	1.00%	4.1%
29th	Ukraine	1.00%	-4.7%
30th	Montenegro	0.92%	-9.3%
31st	Hungary	0.92%	6.9%
32nd	Estonia	0.92%	8.4%
33rd	Croatia	0.85%	-16.9%
34th	India	0.82%	8.9%
35th	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.77%	7.2%
36th	South Africa	0.77%	6.0%
37th	Portugal	0.76%	3.9%
38th	Lithuania	0.75%	-0.4%
39th	Tunisia	0.71%	-2.6%
40th	Belarus	0.68%	8.1%
41st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.62%	23.4%
42nd	Greece	0.58%	9.8%
43rd	Türkiye	0.56%	13.4%
44th	Poland	0.56%	1.9%
45th	Cuba	0.55%	-8.8%
46th	Botswana	0.53%	-
47th	Malta	0.53%	7.9%
48th	Latvia	0.53%	32.3%
49th	Slovak Republic	0.49%	-1.5%
50th	Uruguay	0.46%	93.3%
51st	Bulgaria	0.44%	-6.0%
52nd	Argentina	0.42%	4.2%
53rd	Romania	0.41%	6.0%
54th	Moldova	0.40%	14.2%
55th	Serbia	0.40%	36.5%
56th	Mexico	0.38%	2.8%
57th	Cyprus	0.37%	9.4%
58th	American Samoa	0.37%	12.8%
59th	Mauritius	0.36%	-2.1%
60th	Pakistan	0.33%	103.0%
61st	Seychelles	0.28%	-12.8%
62nd	Kazakhstan	0.28%	14.2%
63rd	Armenia	0.26%	0.4%
64th	Guam	0.26%	0.4%
65th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.24%	-10.6%
66th	Mongolia	0.24%	-11.2%
67th	Uzbekistan	0.24%	-12.2%
68th	Panama	0.23%	2.4%
69th	North Macedonia	0.23%	-1.8%
70th	Sudan	0.23%	-5.6%
71st	Azerbaijan	0.22%	-26.3%
72nd	Thailand	0.22%	-8.1%
73rd	Uganda	0.22%	-17.4%
74th	Kyrgyz Republic	0.20%	-0.3%
75th	Georgia	0.18%	-27.7%
76th	Colombia	0.17%	-2.4%
77th	Burkina Faso	0.15%	-29.5%
78th	Madagascar	0.15%	-21.6%
79th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.11%	-0.1%
80th	Philippines	0.11%	-14.6%
81st	Kuwait	0.10%	-22.5%
82nd	Tajikistan	0.10%	42.9%
83rd	Macao SAR, China	0.09%	63.9%
84th	Algeria	0.06%	-58.1%
85th	Paraguay	0.06%	0.4%
86th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.06%	-78.3%
87th	Saudi Arabia	0.04%	-20.4%
88th	Monaco	0.04%	0.9%
89th	Guatemala	0.04%	-
90th	Virgin Islands (US)	0.03%	-14.3%
91st	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.03%	69.6%
92nd	Zambia	0.02%	12.1%

FAQ

What was France's r&d spending in 2005?▾

France's r&d spending in 2005 was 2.05%. This ranked 12th globally.

How did France's r&d spending change in 2005?▾

France's r&d spending decreased by 2.1% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest r&d spending in 2005?▾

Israel had the highest r&d spending in 2005 at 3.92%.

What is the r&d spending of France in 2005?▾

The r&d spending of France in 2005 was 2.05%. This ranked 12th globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for France's r&d spending?▾

France's r&d spending went from 2.09% in 2004 to 2.05% in 2005, a 2.1% decrease.

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