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Hong Kong SAR, China - R&D Spending 2009

Name: Hong Kong SAR, China R&D Spending 2009
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Research and development expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

0.77% +0.05% from 2008 Global rank: 39th

Hong Kong SAR, China's r&d spending was 0.77% in 2009, increased +0.05% from 0.72% in 2008. This was the 39th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009▾

R&D Spending by Country - 2009
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Israel	4.05%	-4.9%
2nd	Finland	3.73%	5.6%
3rd	Sweden	3.40%	-2.2%
4th	Japan	3.20%	-2.9%
5th	Korea	3.15%	5.3%
6th	Denmark	3.06%	10.2%
7th	United States	2.79%	1.7%
8th	Germany	2.74%	4.9%
9th	Iceland	2.60%	5.4%
10th	Austria	2.60%	1.1%
11th	France	2.21%	7.3%
12th	Singapore	2.13%	-18.1%
13th	Belgium	2.00%	3.2%
14th	European Union	1.97%	5.1%
15th	Canada	1.92%	3.3%
16th	Slovenia	1.81%	11.4%
17th	Norway	1.72%	11.1%
18th	United Kingdom	1.67%	3.8%
19th	Netherlands	1.67%	2.7%
20th	China	1.66%	15.1%
21st	Ireland	1.61%	16.0%
22nd	Luxembourg	1.59%	2.7%
23rd	Portugal	1.58%	9.5%
24th	Estonia	1.40%	11.6%
25th	Spain	1.36%	2.9%
26th	Czechia	1.29%	4.3%
27th	New Zealand	1.25%	8.2%
28th	Russian Federation	1.25%	19.9%
29th	Italy	1.22%	5.0%
30th	Hungary	1.13%	15.4%
31st	Brazil	1.12%	-0.9%
32nd	Malaysia	1.01%	28.1%
33rd	India	0.83%	-3.0%
34th	Croatia	0.83%	-4.9%
35th	Lithuania	0.83%	5.3%
36th	Ukraine	0.83%	2.0%
37th	Serbia	0.82%	22.0%
38th	Türkiye	0.80%	16.9%
39th	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.77%	7.4%
40th	South Africa	0.75%	-6.9%
41st	Tunisia	0.71%	10.5%
42nd	Poland	0.66%	10.3%
43rd	Greece	0.63%	-5.5%
44th	Belarus	0.62%	-16.2%
45th	Cuba	0.61%	22.8%
46th	Argentina	0.58%	24.1%
47th	Gabon	0.58%	13.4%
48th	Moldova	0.53%	-1.7%
49th	Costa Rica	0.52%	34.0%
50th	Malta	0.51%	-3.7%
51st	Bulgaria	0.49%	10.3%
52nd	Slovak Republic	0.47%	2.5%
53rd	Mexico	0.46%	7.9%
54th	Puerto Rico (US)	0.45%	-
55th	Latvia	0.45%	-22.3%
56th	Cyprus	0.44%	15.1%
57th	Romania	0.44%	-19.6%
58th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.43%	60.3%
59th	Ecuador	0.41%	78.4%
60th	Uruguay	0.40%	7.5%
61st	Pakistan	0.40%	-23.2%
62nd	West Bank and Gaza	0.36%	139.0%
63rd	Chile	0.35%	-5.6%
64th	Mongolia	0.30%	-9.5%
65th	Armenia	0.29%	29.7%
66th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.27%	-57.8%
67th	Nepal	0.26%	376.6%
68th	Uganda	0.26%	-21.7%
69th	Azerbaijan	0.25%	50.9%
70th	Thailand	0.23%	15.4%
71st	Kazakhstan	0.23%	5.9%
72nd	Uzbekistan	0.20%	5.0%
73rd	North Macedonia	0.20%	-12.0%
74th	Colombia	0.19%	-1.0%
75th	Bermuda	0.18%	8.2%
76th	Burkina Faso	0.18%	7.4%
77th	Kyrgyz Republic	0.16%	-15.9%
78th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.16%	-43.2%
79th	Burundi	0.14%	-8.6%
80th	Panama	0.13%	-30.7%
81st	Madagascar	0.13%	11.0%
82nd	Kuwait	0.11%	31.1%
83rd	Philippines	0.11%	3.8%
84th	El Salvador	0.09%	-32.2%
85th	Tajikistan	0.09%	22.8%
86th	Indonesia	0.08%	75.2%
87th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.08%	-5.2%
88th	Saudi Arabia	0.07%	49.7%
89th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.06%	84.4%
90th	Guatemala	0.06%	-10.7%
91st	Macao SAR, China	0.05%	-46.5%
92nd	Iraq	0.05%	32.8%
93rd	Lesotho	0.03%	-47.4%
94th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.02%	14.3%
95th	Gambia, The	0.01%	-13.9%

FAQ

What was Hong Kong SAR, China's r&d spending in 2009?▾

Hong Kong SAR, China's r&d spending in 2009 was 0.77%. This ranked 39th globally.

How did Hong Kong SAR, China's r&d spending change in 2009?▾

Hong Kong SAR, China's r&d spending increased by 7.4% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest r&d spending in 2009?▾

Israel had the highest r&d spending in 2009 at 4.05%.

What is the r&d spending of Hong Kong SAR, China in 2009?▾

The r&d spending of Hong Kong SAR, China in 2009 was 0.77%. This ranked 39th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Hong Kong SAR, China's r&d spending?▾

Hong Kong SAR, China's r&d spending went from 0.72% in 2008 to 0.77% in 2009, a 7.4% increase.

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