Italy – R&D Spending 2006
1.08%
+0.04% from 2005
Italy's r&d spending was 1.08% in 2006, increased +0.04% from 1.04% in 2005. This was the 28th highest in the G20.
G20 Ranking – 2006▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Israel | 4.02% | 2.5% |
| 2nd | Sweden | 3.48% | 3.4% |
| 3rd | Finland | 3.33% | 0.3% |
| 4th | Japan | 3.23% | 3.1% |
| 5th | Iceland | 2.85% | 6.5% |
| 6th | Korea | 2.72% | 7.8% |
| 7th | United States | 2.55% | 1.7% |
| 8th | Germany | 2.47% | 1.2% |
| 9th | Denmark | 2.40% | 0.4% |
| 10th | Austria | 2.36% | -0.6% |
| 11th | Australia | 2.18% | 17.9% |
| 12th | Singapore | 2.12% | -1.5% |
| 13th | France | 2.05% | 0.0% |
| 14th | Canada | 1.94% | -1.4% |
| 15th | Belgium | 1.82% | 1.8% |
| 16th | European Union | 1.80% | 1.2% |
| 17th | Netherlands | 1.74% | -1.9% |
| 18th | Luxembourg | 1.65% | 5.8% |
| 19th | United Kingdom | 1.58% | 1.7% |
| 20th | Slovenia | 1.54% | 8.4% |
| 21st | Norway | 1.45% | -1.9% |
| 22nd | China | 1.37% | 4.6% |
| 23rd | Montenegro | 1.23% | 33.0% |
| 24th | Czechia | 1.23% | 5.5% |
| 25th | Ireland | 1.20% | 0.6% |
| 26th | Spain | 1.18% | 7.0% |
| 27th | Estonia | 1.11% | 21.3% |
| 28th | Italy | 1.08% | 3.8% |
| 29th | Russian Federation | 1.07% | 0.5% |
| 30th | Brazil | 0.99% | -1.4% |
| 31st | Hungary | 0.98% | 6.3% |
| 32nd | Portugal | 0.95% | 26.0% |
| 33rd | Ukraine | 0.91% | -8.2% |
| 34th | India | 0.80% | -2.4% |
| 35th | South Africa | 0.80% | 4.2% |
| 36th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.79% | 2.7% |
| 37th | Lithuania | 0.79% | 5.9% |
| 38th | Croatia | 0.73% | -13.6% |
| 39th | Tunisia | 0.68% | -4.9% |
| 40th | Belarus | 0.66% | -2.6% |
| 41st | Latvia | 0.65% | 22.7% |
| 42nd | Malaysia | 0.61% | 1.9% |
| 43rd | Malta | 0.58% | 9.5% |
| 44th | Greece | 0.56% | -3.1% |
| 45th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.56% | -10.2% |
| 46th | Türkiye | 0.55% | -1.9% |
| 47th | Poland | 0.55% | -2.1% |
| 48th | Morocco | 0.55% | -2.8% |
| 49th | Slovak Republic | 0.47% | -3.7% |
| 50th | Romania | 0.46% | 10.7% |
| 51st | Argentina | 0.45% | 7.5% |
| 52nd | Bulgaria | 0.44% | -0.1% |
| 53rd | Cuba | 0.44% | -19.6% |
| 54th | Serbia | 0.44% | 11.3% |
| 55th | Costa Rica | 0.43% | 14.5% |
| 56th | Moldova | 0.41% | 1.9% |
| 57th | Mozambique | 0.40% | 11.7% |
| 58th | American Samoa | 0.40% | 7.8% |
| 59th | Cyprus | 0.38% | 4.4% |
| 60th | Uruguay | 0.36% | -21.0% |
| 61st | Mexico | 0.35% | -7.4% |
| 62nd | Uganda | 0.30% | 39.6% |
| 63rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.26% | 7.3% |
| 64th | Kazakhstan | 0.24% | -14.4% |
| 65th | Armenia | 0.24% | -6.6% |
| 66th | Panama | 0.24% | 1.5% |
| 67th | Thailand | 0.23% | 6.3% |
| 68th | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.23% | 15.9% |
| 69th | Uzbekistan | 0.22% | -5.7% |
| 70th | North Macedonia | 0.19% | -15.1% |
| 71st | Mongolia | 0.19% | -19.6% |
| 72nd | Sri Lanka | 0.17% | -4.3% |
| 73rd | Azerbaijan | 0.17% | -22.0% |
| 74th | Colombia | 0.16% | -0.8% |
| 75th | Madagascar | 0.14% | -6.5% |
| 76th | Ecuador | 0.13% | 119.3% |
| 77th | Tajikistan | 0.11% | 12.1% |
| 78th | Kuwait | 0.08% | -15.9% |
| 79th | Macao SAR, China | 0.08% | -5.4% |
| 80th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.07% | -36.7% |
| 81st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.06% | 4.2% |
| 82nd | Guatemala | 0.05% | 40.9% |
| 83rd | Saudi Arabia | 0.04% | 0.4% |
| 84th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.03% | 6.3% |
| 85th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.02% | -27.0% |
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