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13Technology: diffusion and creation
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
| HDI Rank | Country | 2000-2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 3.01 | |
| 2 | Norway | 1.74598022358616 | |
| 3 | Australia | 1.70497399344551 | |
| 4 | Canada | 1.93 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 1.21 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 3.74 | |
| 7 | Switzerland | 2.56702710606346 | |
| 8 | Japan | 3.14540285993759 | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1.84822798236219 | |
| 10 | France | 2.16 | |
| 11 | Finland | 3.46 | |
| 12 | United States | 2.68 | |
| 13 | Spain | 1.10532054929947 | |
| 14 | Denmark | 2.63205890912619 | |
| 15 | Austria | 2.33 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1.89395132900524 | |
| 17 | Belgium | 1.90264687952738 | |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 1.81379820583205 | |
| 19 | New Zealand | 1.16204449599371 | |
| 20 | Italy | 1.14 | |
| 21 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | 0.60475557722662 | |
| 22 | Germany | 2.49 | |
| 23 | Israel | 4.46 | |
| 24 | Greece | 0.58 | |
| 25 | Singapore | 2.25 | |
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | 2.64348645642938 | |
| 27 | Slovenia | 1.61 | |
| 28 | Cyprus | 0.37 | |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.778076314336882 | |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.55404554964026E-02 | |
| 31 | Barbados | .. | |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 1.28 | |
| 33 | Kuwait | 0.195154797264097 | |
| 34 | Malta | 0.29 | |
| 35 | Qatar | .. | |
| 36 | Hungary | 0.88 | |
| 37 | Poland | 0.58 | |
| 38 | Argentina | 0.410125471515889 | |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | .. | |
| 40 | Chile | 0.605179941931511 | |
| 41 | Bahrain | .. | |
| 42 | Slovakia | 0.53 | |
| 43 | Lithuania | 0.76 | |
| 44 | Estonia | 0.91 | |
| 45 | Latvia | 0.42 | |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.263972381698858 | |
| 47 | Croatia | 1.14416234181243 | |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 0.387286638101752 | |
| 49 | Bahamas | .. | |
| 50 | Seychelles | 0.106530196610878 | |
| 51 | Cuba | 0.646623702732457 | |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.397044687191618 | |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 0.51 | |
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | .. | |
| 55 | Tonga | .. | |
| 56 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | .. | |
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | .. | |
| 58 | Oman | .. | |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.123775283019394 | |
| 60 | Romania | 0.403042813757951 | |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | .. | |
| 62 | Panama | 0.341183323097969 | |
| 63 | Malaysia | 0.691491694591844 | |
| 64 | Belarus | 0.620895375724091 | |
| 65 | Mauritius | 0.354658410900209 | |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | |
| 67 | Russian Federation | 1.17 | |
| 68 | Albania | .. | |
| 69 | Macedonia (TFYR) | 0.259261385820672 | |
| 70 | Brazil | 0.980334335350253 | |
| 71 | Dominica | .. | |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 0.377187268046945 | 1 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 0.220085213837614 | |
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.284309055415427 | |
| 75 | Colombia | 0.166929925437572 | |
| 76 | Ukraine | 1.15659259130215 | |
| 77 | Samoa | .. | |
| 78 | Thailand | 0.261353164326263 | |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | .. | |
| 80 | Belize | .. | |
| 81 | China | 1.44 | |
| 82 | Grenada | .. | |
| 83 | Armenia | 0.252548368185372 | |
| 84 | Turkey | 0.664071450708138 | |
| 85 | Suriname | .. | |
| 86 | Jordan | .. | |
| 87 | Peru | 0.104841350659735 | |
| 88 | Lebanon | .. | |
| 89 | Ecuador | 6.83799433928653E-02 | |
| 90 | Philippines | 0.111715381336158 | |
| 91 | Tunisia | 0.628970813184855 | |
| 92 | Fiji | .. | |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.153846153846154 | |
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.67 | |
| 95 | Paraguay | 9.63864108409657E-02 | |
| 96 | Georgia | 0.2880844932711 | |
| 97 | Guyana | .. | |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 0.301550855397178 | |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 0.143920819826517 | |
| 100 | Maldives | .. | |
| 101 | Jamaica | 7.01625280952605E-02 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | .. | |
| 103 | El Salvador | 8.03604102670624E-02 | 1 |
| 104 | Algeria | .. | |
| 105 | Viet Nam | 0.192759912145865 | |
| 106 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | .. | |
| 107 | Indonesia | 5.33534879533951E-02 | |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | .. | |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | .. | |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 4.55351883112561E-02 | |
| 111 | Moldova | 0.806785561213164 | 1 |
| 112 | Egypt | 0.193268373691651 | |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | .. | |
| 114 | Mongolia | 0.283908565904463 | |
| 115 | Honduras | 4.96433445849908E-02 | |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.198098133933729 | |
| 117 | Bolivia | 0.280334653577584 | |
| 118 | Guatemala | .. | |
| 119 | Gabon | .. | |
| 120 | Vanuatu | .. | |
| 121 | South Africa | 0.761408922838374 | |
| 122 | Tajikistan | .. | |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | .. | |
| 124 | Botswana | .. | |
| 125 | Namibia | .. | |
| 126 | Morocco | 0.615374918350431 | |
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | .. | |
| 128 | India | 0.845188697562186 | |
| 129 | Solomon Islands | .. | |
| 130 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | .. | |
| 131 | Cambodia | .. | |
| 132 | Myanmar | 7.38370117088251E-02 | |
| 133 | Bhutan | .. | |
| 134 | Comoros | .. | |
| 135 | Ghana | .. | |
| 136 | Pakistan | 0.222311191620916 | |
| 137 | Mauritania | .. | |
| 138 | Lesotho | 0.01 | |
| 139 | Congo | .. | |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 0.620895375724091 | |
| 141 | Swaziland | .. | |
| 142 | Nepal | 0.664691759592203 | |
| 143 | Madagascar | 0.119763119670333 | |
| 144 | Cameroon | .. | |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | .. | |
| 146 | Haiti | .. | |
| 147 | Sudan | 0.337029092023665 | |
| 148 | Kenya | .. | |
| 149 | Djibouti | .. | |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | .. | |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | .. | |
| 152 | Togo | .. | |
| 153 | Yemen | .. | |
| 154 | Uganda | 0.810898517158929 | |
| 155 | Gambia | .. | |
| 156 | Senegal | .. | |
| 157 | Eritrea | .. | |
| 158 | Nigeria | .. | |
| 159 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | .. | |
| 160 | Guinea | .. | |
| 161 | Rwanda | .. | |
| 162 | Angola | .. | |
| 163 | Benin | .. | |
| 164 | Malawi | .. | |
| 165 | Zambia | 0.01 | 1 |
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | .. | |
| 167 | Burundi | .. | |
| 168 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | .. | |
| 169 | Ethiopia | .. | |
| 170 | Chad | .. | |
| 171 | Central African Republic | .. | |
| 172 | Mozambique | 0.588664968401505 | |
| 173 | Mali | .. | |
| 174 | Niger | .. | |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | .. | |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | 0.170280608293433 | 1 |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | .. |
Notes :
| 1 - | Data refer to a year other than that specified |
Source :
World Bank. 2007b. World Development Indicators 2007. CD-ROM. Washington, D.C.; aggregates calculated for HDRO by the World Bank.
