| Rank | Country | Value | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 6.35 % | |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 6.01 % | |
| 3 | Korea, Republic of | 4.94 % | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3.60 % | |
| 5 | United States | 3.45 % | |
| 6 | Japan | 3.44 % | |
| 7 | Belgium | 3.27 % | |
| 8 | Austria | 3.26 % | |
| 9 | Switzerland | 3.22 % | |
| 10 | Germany | 3.15 % | |
| 11 | Finland | 3.09 % | |
| 12 | Denmark | 3.05 % | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 2.68 % | |
| 14 | Iceland | 2.64 % | |
| 15 | China | 2.58 % | |
| 16 | Netherlands | 2.27 % | |
| 17 | France | 2.18 % | |
| 18 | Slovenia | 2.13 % | |
| 19 | Norway | 1.85 % | |
| 20 | Estonia | 1.84 % | |
| 21 | Czechia | 1.83 % | |
| 22 | Canada | 1.81 % | |
| 23 | Portugal | 1.69 % | |
| 24 | Ireland | 1.59 % | |
| 25 | Poland | 1.56 % | |
| 26 | New Zealand | 1.55 % | |
| 27 | Greece | 1.49 % | |
| 28 | Spain | 1.49 % | |
| 29 | Türkiye | 1.42 % | |
| 30 | Croatia | 1.39 % | |
| 31 | Italy | 1.38 % | |
| 32 | Hungary | 1.38 % | |
| 33 | Brazil | 1.19 % | |
| 34 | Hong Kong | 1.11 % | |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 1.07 % | |
| 36 | Lithuania | 1.05 % | |
| 37 | Slovakia | 1.03 % | |
| 38 | Egypt | 1.03 % | |
| 39 | Thailand | 0.94 % | |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 0.94 % | |
| 41 | Serbia | 0.88 % | |
| 42 | Latvia | 0.82 % | |
| 43 | Kenya | 0.80 % | |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 0.79 % | |
| 45 | Rwanda | 0.78 % | |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.70 % | |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0.68 % | |
| 48 | Malta | 0.65 % | |
| 49 | Argentina | 0.60 % | |
| 50 | Belarus | 0.57 % | |
| 51 | Romania | 0.52 % | |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 0.49 % | |
| 53 | Uganda | 0.44 % | |
| 54 | Viet Nam | 0.41 % | |
| 55 | Cuba | 0.39 % | |
| 56 | Algeria | 0.38 % | |
| 57 | Oman | 0.38 % | |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 0.37 % | |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 0.34 % | |
| 60 | Ukraine | 0.32 % | |
| 61 | Macao | 0.27 % | |
| 62 | Mexico | 0.27 % | |
| 63 | Georgia | 0.25 % | |
| 64 | Mauritius | 0.24 % | |
| 65 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.22 % | |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.19 % | |
| 67 | Armenia | 0.18 % | |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 0.18 % | |
| 69 | Peru | 0.18 % | |
| 70 | Pakistan | 0.16 % | |
| 71 | Panama | 0.16 % | |
| 72 | Mali | 0.15 % | |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 0.14 % | |
| 74 | Paraguay | 0.14 % | |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 0.11 % | |
| 76 | Bhutan | 0.11 % | |
| 77 | El Salvador | 0.10 % | |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 0.10 % | |
| 79 | Kuwait | 0.10 % | |
| 80 | Lesotho | 0.09 % | |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 0.09 % | |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.05 % | |
| 83 | Myanmar | 0.02 % | |
| 84 | Guatemala | 0.01 % |
Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.