Global R&D Spending by Country & Industry

GLOBAL R&D SPENDING BY & INDUSTRY COUNTRY A look at data from the top 2,000 global companies comparing sales to research and development costs in 2012. The data has been broken down by country and industry. The area of each segment represents the total sales for that country/industry in 2012. The darker inner quadrant represents the % spent on R&D. Greece - 21.8% -> 7% Germany 3.6% 6% Hungary - 10.1% 5% Iceland - 7.6% 4% Ireland - 3.8% Liechtenstein - 5.5% Luxembourg - 0.5% Italy - 1.9% 3% Malta - 14.4% → 2% Norway - 0.8% Mexico - 0.4% Portugal - 1.2% Cayman Islands - 6.1% 1% Russia - 0.4% Canada - 7.8% Slovenia - 8.8% Spain - 1.5% Bermuda - 5.3% New Zealand - 1.5% Australia - 3.0% Thailand - 4.8% Sweden - 4.6% Taiwan - 2.2% Switzerland - 6.4% The Netherlands - 3.6% Turkey - 0.7% South Korea - 2.2% Saudi Arabia - 0.7% Malaysia - 0.3% Singapore - 4.5% UK - 1.6% Country Sales 2012 ($m) % Spend on R&D Country Sales 2012 ($m) % Spend on R&D Austria $31406.1 2.2% South Africa $15107.0 0.7% Belgium $101130.2 2.0% China $1134293.1 1.4% Czech Republic $8555.5 0.4% Hong Kong $68165.9 1.2% Denmark $58142.6 5.8% India $165930.6 1.7% Finland $114240.4 4.7% Israel $39228.4 4.8% France $1172597.4 2.4% Japan $2943961.1 3.5% Germany $1580024.9 3.6% Malaysia $11974.5 0.3% Greece $149.3 21.8% Saudi Arabia $38204.3 0.7% Hungary $1120.8 10.1% Singapore $9726.2 4.5% Iceland $714.0 7.6% South Korea $779648.8 2.2% Ireland $75102.9 3.8% Taiwan $420780.3 2.2% Italy $469787.5 1.9% Thailand $1009.0 4.8% Liechtenstein $3475.9 5.5% Australia $98659.7 3.0% Luxembourg $73007.8 0.5% New Zealand $12605.4 1.5% Malta $235.8 14.4% Bermuda $34140.7 5.3% Norway $138887.6 0.8% Canada $46825.7 7.8% Portugal $25462.8 1.2% Cayman Islands $54559.2 6.1% Russia $301968.7 0.4% Mexico $11478.6 0.4% Slovenia $1143.3 8.8% USA $3892204.9 4.9% Spain $270657.1 1.5% Brazil $165686.2 1.5% Sweden $202502.2 4.6% Venezuela $94330.0 0.1% Switzerland $348644.7 6.4% The Netherlands $365087.4 3.6% Turkey $43685.7 0.7% UK $1427987.0 1.6% Household Goods & Home Construction - 2.2% Mobile Telecommunications - 0.7% Gas, Water & Multi-utilities - 0.3% Fixed Line Telecommunications - 1.7% 4% Electricity - 0.5% 3% 2% Alternative Energy - 4.0% Automobiles & Parts - 4.2% 7% Forestry & Paper - 0.8% Mining - 0.9% Equipment, Services & Distribution - 0.8% Health Care Equipment & Services - 4.1% Aerospace & Defence - 4.5% Construction & Materials - 1.1% Industrial Transportation - 0.6% Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology - 14.4% -> Industrial Sector Sales 2012 ($m) % Spend on R&D Industrial Sector Sales 2012 ($m) % Spend on R&D Technology Hardware & Equipment $1122589.7 7.9% Gas, Water & Multi-utilities $374928.2 0.3% Software & Computer Services $468071.9 9.9% Mobile Telecommunications $75056.6 0.7% Electronic & Electrical Equipment $960944.3 4.3% Household Goods & Home Construction $214678.8 2.2% Automobiles & Parts $2010229.8 4.2% Beverages $147818.2 1.0% Health Care Equipment & Services $280839.8 4.1% Food Producers $461376.1 1.3% Aerospace & Defence $397260.9 4.5% Personal Goods $221713.3 1.7% Industrial Transportation $121198.5 0.6% Leisure Goods $228797.7 6.3% Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology $678648.1 14.4% Support Services $84984.9 3.3% Chemicals $771612.8 2.7% Travel & Leisure $115374.4 1.7% Industrial Engineering $877360.6 2.8% Media $66926.0 3.1% General Industries $668949.7 2.5% Tobacco $123164.7 1.1% Industrial Metals & Mining $432759.4 0.9% General Retailers $242410.8 1.1% Oil & Gas Producers $2985239.1 0.3% Food & Drug Retailers $77265.7 0.4% Construction & Materials $573810.6 1.1% Banks $400373.9 2.0% Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution $324384.2 0.8% Financial Services $24211.9 3.1% Mining $169726.2 0.9% Life Insurance $9117.1 1.3% Forestry & Paper $59741.2 0.8% Real Estate Investment & Services $46783.9 0.2% Alternative Energy $14998.6 4.0% Nonlife Insurance $9990.2 1.5% Electricity $515906.7 0.5% Nonequity Investment Instruments $519.3 28.7% Fixed Line Telecommunications $493413.3 1.7% Equity Investment Instruments $1238.7 4.2% Withers & Rogers Source: The 2011 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard. Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys Czech Republic 0.4% Belgium - 2.0% Austria - 2.2% * Finland - 4.7% Denmark - 5.8% France - 2.4% Venezuela - 0.1% Brazil - 1.5% South Africa - 0.7% USA - 4.9% China - 1.4% Hong Kong - 1.2% India - 1.7% Israel - 4.8% 3.5% Japan E Nonequity Investment Instruments - 28.7% Equity Investment Instruments - 4.2% Real Estate Investment & Services - 0.2% Electronic & Electrical Equipment - 4.3% Software & Computer Services - 9.9% Nonlife Insurance - 1.5% Life Insurance 3.1% Financial Services - Technology Hardware & Equipment - 7.9% Banks - 2.0% Food & Drug Retailers - 0.4% General Retailers - 1.1% Tobacco - 1.1% Media - 3.1% Travel & Leisure - 1.7% Support Services - 3.3% Leisure Goods - 6.3% Personal Goods - 1.7% Chemicals - 2.7% Food Producerss - 1.3% Industrial Engineering - 2.8% General Industrials - 2.5% Industrial Metals & Mining - 0.9% Oil & Gas Producers - 0.3%