Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009) by country

Name: Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009)
Creator: Eurostat
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Countries reporting

Highest

196,563 Million euro

United States of America

Lowest

16 Million euro

Cyprus

Median

1,311 Million euro

Years covered

1993–2009

Data points

712

What the numbers show

Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 196,563 Million euro in United States of America; the lowest is 16 Million euro in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,311 Million euro, and the mean is 14,954 Million euro.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12,285.

Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	United States of America	196,563 Million euro	2008	up 31.9%	rising
1	United States	196,563 Million euro	2008	up 31.9%	rising
3	Japan	89,436 Million euro	2008	up 21.2%	rising
4	Germany	45,275 Million euro	2009	up 34.7%	rising
5	France	26,341 Million euro	2009	up 41.2%	rising
6	United Kingdom	17,537 Million euro	2009	up 2.2%	rising
6	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	17,537 Million euro	2009	up 2.2%	rising
8	South Korea	16,188 Million euro	2008	up 217.9%	rising
8	Korea	16,188 Million euro	2008	up 217.9%	rising
10	Italy	10,238 Million euro	2009	up 80.1%	rising
11	Spain	7,568 Million euro	2009	up 191.4%	volatile
12	Sweden	7,405 Million euro	2009	up 14.5%	rising
13	Russia	6,866 Million euro	2009	up 441.9%	rising
13	Russian Federation	6,866 Million euro	2009	up 441.9%	rising
15	Austria	5,093 Million euro	2009	up 137.3%	rising
16	Netherlands	4,900 Million euro	2009	up 14.9%	rising
16	Netherlands	4,900 Million euro	2009	up 14.9%	rising
18	Finland	4,847 Million euro	2009	up 83.3%	rising
19	Denmark	4,666 Million euro	2009	up 102.3%	rising
20	Belgium	4,575 Million euro	2009	up 38.3%	rising
21	Norway	2,475 Million euro	2009	up 80.9%	rising
22	Ireland	1,868 Million euro	2009	up 138.3%	rising
23	Türkiye	1,496 Million euro	2009	up 259.6%	volatile
24	Portugal	1,311 Million euro	2009	up 608.6%	volatile
25	Czechia	1,257 Million euro	2009	up 211.9%	volatile
26	Hungary	611 Million euro	2009	up 392.7%	volatile
27	Poland	597 Million euro	2009	up 33.0%	rising
27	Poland	597 Million euro	2009	up 33.0%	rising
29	Luxembourg	471 Million euro	2009	up 39.8%	rising
30	Slovenia	424 Million euro	2009	up 171.8%	rising
30	Slovenia	424 Million euro	2009	up 171.8%	rising
32	Greece	384 Million euro	2007	up 176.3%	rising
33	Romania	223 Million euro	2009	up 123.0%	rising
34	Croatia	154 Million euro	2009	up 33.9%	rising
34	Croatia	154 Million euro	2009	up 33.9%	rising
36	Iceland	142 Million euro	2009	up 61.4%	volatile
37	Slovakia	124 Million euro	2009	up 57.0%	rising
37	Slovakia	124 Million euro	2009	up 57.0%	rising
39	Estonia	88 Million euro	2009	up 877.8%	volatile
39	Estonia	88 Million euro	2009	up 877.8%	volatile
41	Bulgaria	55 Million euro	2009	up 292.9%	volatile
42	Lithuania	53 Million euro	2009	up 2,550.0%	volatile
42	Lithuania	53 Million euro	2009	up 2,550.0%	volatile
44	Latvia	31 Million euro	2009	up 675.0%	volatile
44	Latvia	31 Million euro	2009	up 675.0%	volatile
46	Malta	20 Million euro	2009	up 566.7%	rising
47	Cyprus	16 Million euro	2009	up 300.0%	rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 146,012 Million euro
China except Hong Kong 33,077 Million euro

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Indicator: Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009)
Unit: Million euro
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 49 places, 712 data points, 1993–2009
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026