Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. in United States of America

United States of America: Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. was 196,563 Million euro in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
196,563 Million euro
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 47 countries
All-time high
225,566 Million euro
in 2001
All-time low
98,578 Million euro
in 1993
Years of data
16
1993–2008

Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. in United States of America, 1993–2008

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1993200020081993: 98.6k Million euro1994: 98.7k Million euro1995: 99.3k Million euro1996: 112.1k Million euro1997: 137.0k Million euro1998: 149.1k Million euro1999: 170.8k Million euro2000: 216.5k Million euro2001: 225.6k Million euro2002: 205.0k Million euro2003: 177.4k Million euro2004: 167.5k Million euro2005: 181.8k Million euro2006: 197.3k Million euro2007: 196.5k Million euro2008: 196.6k Million euro

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million euro.

Analysis

The most recent figure for business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. in United States of America is 196,563 Million euro, measured in 2008.

The figure is up 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. in United States of America peaked at 225,566 Million euro in 2001 and was at its lowest, 98,578 Million euro, in 1993.

United States of America ranks 1st of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009) in United States of America, 1993 to 2008.
Year Million euro Change
1993 98,578 Million euro
1994 98,690 Million euro +0.1%
1995 99,258 Million euro +0.6%
1996 112,121 Million euro +13.0%
1997 137,045 Million euro +22.2%
1998 149,052 Million euro +8.8%
1999 170,848 Million euro +14.6%
2000 216,502 Million euro +26.7%
2001 225,566 Million euro +4.2%
2002 205,021 Million euro -9.1%
2003 177,443 Million euro -13.5%
2004 167,458 Million euro -5.6%
2005 181,785 Million euro +8.6%
2006 197,252 Million euro +8.5%
2007 196,474 Million euro -0.4%
2008 196,563 Million euro +0.0%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 196,563 Million euro is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,590 Million euro, 123.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 123,656 Million euro 98,578 Million euro 170,848 Million euro 7
2000s 196,007 Million euro 167,458 Million euro 225,566 Million euro 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 United States 196,563 Million euro compare
  2. 3 Japan 89,436 Million euro compare
  3. 4 Germany 45,275 Million euro compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

More economy & growth data for United States of America

All data for United States of America →

Frequently asked questions

What is business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. in United States of America?
Business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. in United States of America was 196,563 Million euro in 2008, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 225,566 Million euro in 2001.
What is the lowest business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 98,578 Million euro in 1993.
How does United States of America rank for business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev.?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 47 countries with data for 2008.
Is business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. in United States of America. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/business-enterprise-r-and-d-expenditure-in-high-tech-sectors-by-nace-rev-1-1-1993-2009/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/business-enterprise-r-and-d-expenditure-in-high-tech-sectors-by-nace-rev-1-1-1993-2009/united-states/">Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. in United States of America</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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