Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector 
National summary
Indicators by OECD countries, resources allocated to R+D and  period.
Units: specified in variables

,Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices,,,,Personnel R+D (FTE) x 1000/Employed,,,,Total researchers (physical persons),,,,Percentage of women among total number of researchers,,,,
,2007,2006,2005,2004,2007,2006,2005,2004,2007,2006,2005,2004,2007,2006,2005,2004,
Australia,..,2.01,..,1.78,..,12.3,..,12.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Austria,2.56,2.46,2.44,2.26,13.3,12.6,12.2,11.2,..,49,597,..,44,127,..,25.3,..,23.6,
Belgium,1.89,1.88,1.84,1.87,12.9,12.9,12.7,12.5,..,..,48,757,47,363,..,..,29.6,28.8,
Canada,1.89,1.94,2.01,2.05,..,..,13.0,12.7,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Czech Republic,1.53,1.55,1.41,1.25,9.5,9.4,8.7,5.8,42,538,39,676,37,542,34,152,28.3,28.5,28.8,28.5,
Denmark,2.54,2.46,2.45,2.48,16.1,16.0,15.8,15.6,..,44,095,43,460,39,533,..,..,29.7,..,
Finland,3.47,3.45,3.48,3.45,22.6,23.9,24.0,24.6,..,53,273,50,773,51,219,..,31.6,30.2,29.0,
France,2.08,2.10,2.10,2.15,..,14.4,14.1,14.1,..,262,421,251,599,249,533,..,27.7,28.0,27.8,
Germany,2.53,2.54,2.48,2.49,12.5,12.5,12.2,12.1,..,..,406,253,..,..,..,21.4,..,
Greece,0.57,0.57,0.58,0.55,7.6,7.6,7.4,..,..,..,33,396,..,..,..,36.4,..,
Hungary,0.97,1.00,0.94,0.88,6.7,6.7,6.0,5.9,..,32,786,31,407,30,420,..,33.5,34.2,34.5,
Iceland,..,..,2.77,..,..,..,20.0,..,..,..,3,821,..,..,..,39.3,..,
Ireland,1.36,1.32,1.26,1.24,8.8,8.7,8.5,8.4,..,18,603,17,653,16,641,..,..,30.3,30.0,
Italy,..,1.14,1.09,1.10,..,7.7,7.2,6.8,..,137,163,125,534,110,595,..,33.3,32.4,29.9,
Japan,..,3.39,3.32,3.17,..,14.6,14.4,14.1,..,874,690,861,901,830,474,..,12.4,11.9,11.9,
Korea,..,3.22,2.98,2.85,..,10.3,9.4,8.6,..,256,598,234,702,209,979,..,13.1,12.9,12.0,
Luxembourg,1.64,1.66,1.57,1.63,13.8,13.7,14.3,14.4,..,..,2,443,..,..,..,18.2,..,
Mexico,..,..,0.46,0.43,..,..,2.2,2.0,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Holland,1.73,1.73,1.74,1.78,10.6,11.6,10.9,11.2,..,..,49,979,52,505,..,..,18.0,..,
New Zealand,..,..,1.16,..,..,..,14.1,..,..,..,27,569,..,..,..,..,..,
Norway,1.57,1.52,1.52,1.59,13.4,13.1,13.0,12.8,..,..,36,998,..,..,..,31.7,..,
Poland,..,0.56,0.57,0.56,..,5.5,5.8,6.0,..,96,374,97,875,96,531,..,39.5,39.3,39.0,
Portugal,1.18,1.00,0.81,0.77,6.8,5.9,5.0,5.0,..,..,37,769,36,812,..,..,44.4,44.4,
Slovak Republic,0.47,0.49,0.51,0.51,7.1,7.1,6.9,7.0,19,375,18,816,17,526,17,354,42.3,41.8,41.5,41.2,
Spain,..,1.20,1.12,1.06,..,9.5,9.1,8.8,..,193,024,181,023,169,971,..,36.7,36.7,36.1,
Sweden,3.63,3.74,3.80,3.62,18.1,17.8,17.9,16.7,..,..,82,496,..,..,..,35.8,..,
Switzerland,..,..,..,2.90,..,..,..,12.5,..,..,..,43,220,..,..,..,26.7,
Turkey,..,0.58,0.59,0.52,..,2.4,2.2,1.8,..,90,118,83,856,77,110,..,36.3,36.1,36.4,
United Kingdom,..,1.78,1.76,1.71,..,10.7,10.4,10.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
United States,2.68,2.66,2.62,2.59,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
EU (15),..,1.89,1.86,1.86,..,11.4,11.0,10.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
EU (25),..,1.80,1.77,1.76,..,10.7,10.4,10.2,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
UE (27),..,1.77,1.74,1.73,..,10.3,10.1,9.9,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
OECD,..,2.26,2.23,2.19,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
Notes:
1) Source: OECD. MSTI 2006-2 Database. 
  FTE: Full Time Equivalent 
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Source: National Statistics Institute