United States – R&D Spending 2000
2.62%
+0.08% from 1999
United States's r&d spending was 2.62% in 2000, increased +0.08% from 2.54% in 1999. This was the 4th highest in the G20.
G20 Ranking – 2000▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Israel | 3.83% | 18.6% |
| 2nd | Finland | 3.24% | 6.1% |
| 3rd | Japan | 2.86% | 0.4% |
| 4th | United States | 2.62% | 3.0% |
| 5th | Iceland | 2.57% | 15.1% |
| 6th | Germany | 2.41% | 2.6% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 2.26% | -4.7% |
| 8th | Denmark | 2.19% | 2.8% |
| 9th | Korea | 2.13% | 5.4% |
| 10th | France | 2.09% | -0.7% |
| 11th | Belgium | 1.94% | 1.6% |
| 12th | Austria | 1.89% | 2.2% |
| 13th | Canada | 1.86% | 6.2% |
| 14th | Singapore | 1.82% | 0.0% |
| 15th | Netherlands | 1.79% | -1.8% |
| 16th | European Union | 1.76% | -1.2% |
| 17th | United Kingdom | 1.61% | -0.8% |
| 18th | Luxembourg | 1.58% | – |
| 19th | Australia | 1.57% | 3.9% |
| 20th | Slovenia | 1.36% | 1.7% |
| 21st | Czechia | 1.11% | 5.8% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 1.08% | -5.9% |
| 23rd | Russian Federation | 1.05% | 5.4% |
| 24th | Brazil | 1.05% | – |
| 25th | Croatia | 1.04% | 25.3% |
| 26th | Italy | 1.00% | 2.3% |
| 27th | Ukraine | 0.93% | -4.2% |
| 28th | China | 0.89% | 19.1% |
| 29th | Spain | 0.88% | 5.3% |
| 30th | Serbia | 0.85% | -9.8% |
| 31st | Hungary | 0.79% | 17.7% |
| 32nd | India | 0.76% | 4.5% |
| 33rd | Belarus | 0.72% | -14.6% |
| 34th | Portugal | 0.72% | 5.9% |
| 35th | Poland | 0.64% | -5.8% |
| 36th | Slovak Republic | 0.64% | -1.0% |
| 37th | Estonia | 0.60% | -11.4% |
| 38th | Lithuania | 0.59% | 16.6% |
| 39th | Bulgaria | 0.50% | -7.8% |
| 40th | Cuba | 0.48% | 4.4% |
| 41st | Sudan | 0.47% | -10.8% |
| 42nd | Malaysia | 0.47% | 17.9% |
| 43rd | Türkiye | 0.47% | 2.2% |
| 44th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.46% | 1.6% |
| 45th | Argentina | 0.44% | -3.2% |
| 46th | Latvia | 0.43% | 23.6% |
| 47th | North Macedonia | 0.42% | 27.7% |
| 48th | Costa Rica | 0.41% | 11.9% |
| 49th | Romania | 0.37% | -8.0% |
| 50th | Panama | 0.36% | 33.3% |
| 51st | Uzbekistan | 0.36% | – |
| 52nd | Azerbaijan | 0.34% | -14.5% |
| 53rd | Mexico | 0.29% | -10.7% |
| 54th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.29% | -3.7% |
| 55th | Mauritius | 0.28% | -8.4% |
| 56th | Thailand | 0.24% | -1.5% |
| 57th | Cyprus | 0.23% | 4.1% |
| 58th | Georgia | 0.22% | -25.2% |
| 59th | Uruguay | 0.21% | -6.7% |
| 60th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.19% | 3.2% |
| 61st | Armenia | 0.19% | -10.7% |
| 62nd | Mongolia | 0.19% | 24.9% |
| 63rd | Kazakhstan | 0.18% | -1.5% |
| 64th | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.16% | -13.1% |
| 65th | Sri Lanka | 0.14% | -21.6% |
| 66th | Colombia | 0.13% | – |
| 67th | Kuwait | 0.13% | -36.5% |
| 68th | Myanmar | 0.11% | 156.6% |
| 69th | Peru | 0.11% | 14.4% |
| 70th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.11% | -12.1% |
| 71st | Madagascar | 0.10% | 20.3% |
| 72nd | Pakistan | 0.10% | -17.7% |
| 73rd | Indonesia | 0.07% | – |
| 74th | Honduras | 0.04% | – |
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