OECD countries Resources allocated to R+D Total Australia Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 .. Australia Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Australia Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Australia R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 9.9 Australia R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. Australia R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Austria Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.59 Austria Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 1.63 Austria Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 1.63 Austria R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Austria R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. Austria R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Belgium Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 .. Belgium Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Belgium Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Belgium R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Belgium R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. Belgium R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Canada Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.61 Canada Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 1.64 Canada Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 1.61 Canada R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Canada R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. Canada R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Czech Republic Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.16 Czech Republic Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 1.26 Czech Republic Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Czech Republic R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 4.5 Czech Republic R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 4.4 Czech Republic R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 4.1 Denmark Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.94 Denmark Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 1.92 Denmark Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 2.00 Denmark R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 11.4 Denmark R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 11.9 Denmark R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Finland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.72 Finland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 2.90 Finland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 3.11 Finland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Finland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 16.4 Finland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 18.4 France Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.21 France Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 2.18 France Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. France R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 12.5 France R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 12.3 France R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Germany Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.29 Germany Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 2.29 Germany Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Germany R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 11.5 Germany R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 11.6 Germany R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 11.6 Greece Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 0.49 Greece Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Greece Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Greece R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Greece R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 4.7 Greece R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Hungary Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 0.72 Hungary Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 0.68 Hungary Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Hungary R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 4.9 Hungary R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 5.2 Hungary R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 5.1 Iceland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.82 Iceland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 2.01 Iceland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 1.82 Iceland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Iceland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 14.5 Iceland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 14.9 Ireland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.41 Ireland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Ireland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Ireland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 7.2 Ireland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 7.8 Ireland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Italy Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 0.99 Italy Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 1.02 Italy Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 1.05 Italy R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 6.1 Italy R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 6.0 Italy R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Japan Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.91 Japan Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 3.06 Japan Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Japan R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 13.3 Japan R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 13.2 Japan R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 13.7 Korea Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.69 Korea Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 2.92 Korea Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Korea R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 6.4 Korea R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 6.3 Korea R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 6.0 Mexico Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 0.34 Mexico Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Mexico Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Mexico R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Mexico R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. Mexico R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Netherlands Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.04 Netherlands Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Netherlands Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Netherlands R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 10.7 Netherlands R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 10.9 Netherlands R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. New Zealand Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.13 New Zealand Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. New Zealand Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. New Zealand R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. New Zealand R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 6.9 New Zealand R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Norway Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.67 Norway Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Norway Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 1.75 Norway R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Norway R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 10.9 Norway R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Poland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 0.72 Poland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 0.73 Poland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Poland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 4.8 Poland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 4.9 Poland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 5.1 Portugal Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 0.63 Portugal Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Portugal Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Portugal R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Portugal R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 3.6 Portugal R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Spain (*) Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 0.82 Spain (*) Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 0.90 Spain (*) Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 0.89 Spain (*) R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 5.5 Spain (*) R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 5.4 Spain (*) R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 6.0 Sweden Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 3.70 Sweden Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Sweden Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Sweden R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Sweden R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 15.4 Sweden R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Switzerland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 .. Switzerland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Switzerland Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Switzerland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 12.7 Switzerland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. Switzerland R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Turkey Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 0.49 Turkey Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Turkey Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Turkey R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 1.0 Turkey R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 1.0 Turkey R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. United Kingdom Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.84 United Kingdom Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 1.83 United Kingdom Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. United Kingdom R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. United Kingdom R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. United Kingdom R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. United States Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.71 United States Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 2.74 United States Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 2.84 United States R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. United States R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. United States R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. OECD Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.19 OECD Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 2.23 OECD Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. OECD R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. OECD R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. OECD R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. North America Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.27 North America Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 2.31 North America Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 2.38 North America R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. North America R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 .. North America R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. EU Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 1.79 EU Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 1.81 EU Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. EU R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 9.5 EU R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 9.5 EU R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 .. Nordic Countries Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1997 2.61 Nordic Countries Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1998 .. Nordic Countries Total internal expenditure x 100/GDP market prices 1999 .. Nordic Countries R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1996 .. Nordic Countries R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1997 13.9 Nordic Countries R+D Personnel (FTE) x 1000/Active population 1998 ..