Data were estimated for: Australia, Costa Rica, Israel, Japan, and United States. Data as of 2022 for: Chile. Data as of 2023 for: Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, and United Kingdom. Data as of 2024 for: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, and United States. Data as of 2025 for: Canada.
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Share of GDP expenditure on research and development worldwide 2025, by territory
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OECD. (September 30, 2025). Share of GDP expenditure on research and development worldwide in 2025, by selected territory [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/732269/worldwide-research-and-development-share-of-gdp-top-countries/
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