List of countries by business R&D intensity

This is a list of countries by business research and development intensity as a percentage of value added in the industry, published by the OECD in 2013.

2013 OECD rankings

Rank	Country	Business R&D intensity	Relative size
1	South Korea	4.72	4.72
2	Finland	4.04	4.04
3	Japan	3.89	3.89
4	Sweden	3.70	3.7
5	Denmark	3.49	3.49
6	Germany	3.08	3.08
7	Slovenia	3.07	3.07
8	Austria	2.82	2.82
9	United States	2.81	2.81
10	France	2.49	2.49
11	Belgium	2.38	2.38
12	Netherlands	1.70	1.7
13	United Kingdom	1.68	1.68
14	Ireland	1.56	1.56
15	Czech Republic	1.51	1.51
16	Canada	1.47	1.47
17	Hungary	1.35	1.35
18	Norway	1.33	1.33
19	Estonia	1.27	1.27
20	Portugal	1.17	1.17
21	Italy	1.12	1.12
22	Spain	1.05	1.05
23	Slovakia	0.54	0.54
24	Poland	0.53	0.53
25	Greece	0.46	0.46
26	Mexico	0.22	0.22

See also

• List of countries by research and development spending