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United States - R&D Spending 2003

Name: United States R&D Spending 2003
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Research and development expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

2.55% +0.00% from 2002 Global rank: 6th

United States's r&d spending was 2.55% in 2003, increased +0.00% from 2.55% in 2002. This was the 6th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2003▾

R&D Spending by Country - 2003
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Israel	3.76%	-5.9%
2nd	Sweden	3.58%	-7.6%
3rd	Finland	3.30%	1.4%
4th	Japan	2.99%	0.9%
5th	Iceland	2.71%	-4.1%
6th	United States	2.55%	0.1%
7th	Denmark	2.51%	2.8%
8th	Germany	2.47%	1.6%
9th	Korea	2.28%	3.1%
10th	Austria	2.17%	5.3%
11th	France	2.12%	-2.5%
12th	Singapore	2.00%	-1.8%
13th	Canada	1.97%	-0.2%
14th	Belgium	1.84%	-3.3%
15th	European Union	1.83%	2.1%
16th	Netherlands	1.78%	2.2%
17th	Norway	1.68%	3.0%
18th	Luxembourg	1.62%	2.5%
19th	United Kingdom	1.58%	-2.0%
20th	Russian Federation	1.29%	3.2%
21st	Slovenia	1.25%	-13.5%
22nd	New Zealand	1.15%	4.4%
23rd	Czechia	1.14%	4.0%
24th	Ireland	1.12%	6.5%
25th	China	1.12%	5.9%
26th	Ukraine	1.07%	11.3%
27th	Italy	1.06%	-2.1%
28th	Spain	1.02%	6.7%
29th	Brazil	1.00%	-1.0%
30th	Croatia	0.94%	0.0%
31st	Hungary	0.92%	-6.6%
32nd	Faroe Islands	0.85%	-
33rd	Montenegro	0.80%	-
34th	Estonia	0.76%	7.4%
35th	India	0.72%	-0.9%
36th	Portugal	0.70%	-3.3%
37th	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.68%	17.0%
38th	South Africa	0.68%	5.3%
39th	Lithuania	0.66%	1.0%
40th	Tunisia	0.65%	19.8%
41st	Belarus	0.61%	-1.5%
42nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.59%	20.0%
43rd	Cuba	0.58%	3.2%
44th	Morocco	0.57%	19.9%
45th	Slovak Republic	0.56%	-0.3%
46th	Greece	0.55%	-2.3%
47th	Poland	0.54%	-3.4%
48th	Greenland	0.51%	-8.7%
49th	Serbia	0.49%	-23.2%
50th	Bulgaria	0.47%	1.6%
51st	Türkiye	0.47%	-8.6%
52nd	Argentina	0.41%	5.5%
53rd	Romania	0.40%	5.3%
54th	Seychelles	0.39%	1.2%
55th	Mexico	0.37%	11.0%
56th	Costa Rica	0.36%	-12.0%
57th	Latvia	0.36%	-12.0%
58th	Azerbaijan	0.32%	7.8%
59th	Moldova	0.32%	-59.8%
60th	Mauritius	0.32%	-11.4%
61st	Armenia	0.32%	27.1%
62nd	Panama	0.32%	-6.2%
63rd	Cyprus	0.32%	13.8%
64th	Madagascar	0.29%	44.1%
65th	Sudan	0.28%	-12.9%
66th	Uzbekistan	0.27%	-8.6%
67th	Guam	0.27%	-
68th	Uganda	0.26%	-30.3%
69th	Kazakhstan	0.25%	-1.0%
70th	Mongolia	0.25%	0.0%
71st	Thailand	0.25%	6.4%
72nd	Burkina Faso	0.24%	-19.9%
73rd	Malta	0.24%	-5.1%
74th	Kyrgyz Republic	0.22%	12.4%
75th	Georgia	0.22%	17.2%
76th	North Macedonia	0.21%	-13.9%
77th	American Samoa	0.19%	-
78th	Algeria	0.18%	-46.4%
79th	Colombia	0.17%	11.8%
80th	Kuwait	0.14%	-20.3%
81st	Philippines	0.13%	-5.5%
82nd	Trinidad and Tobago	0.12%	-12.7%
83rd	Peru	0.11%	1.9%
84th	Tajikistan	0.07%	-2.6%
85th	Macao SAR, China	0.06%	-10.2%
86th	Saudi Arabia	0.06%	-
87th	Paraguay	0.06%	-18.1%
88th	Ecuador	0.06%	2.9%
89th	Lesotho	0.04%	2.6%
90th	Honduras	0.04%	0.8%
91st	Virgin Islands (US)	0.04%	-42.9%
92nd	Brunei Darussalam	0.02%	15.7%
93rd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.02%	-
94th	Zambia	0.01%	55.7%

FAQ

What was United States's r&d spending in 2003?▾

United States's r&d spending in 2003 was 2.55%. This ranked 6th globally.

How did United States's r&d spending change in 2003?▾

United States's r&d spending increased by 0.1% in 2003 compared to 2002.

Which country had the highest r&d spending in 2003?▾

Israel had the highest r&d spending in 2003 at 3.76%.

What is the r&d spending of United States in 2003?▾

The r&d spending of United States in 2003 was 2.55%. This ranked 6th globally.

How does 2003 compare to 2002 for United States's r&d spending?▾

United States's r&d spending went from 2.55% in 2002 to 2.55% in 2003, a 0.1% increase.

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