Table 4-16
Government R&D support for defense and nondefense purposes, all OECD countries: 1981–2005
(Percent)
 
          Nondefense R&D budget shares
Year      Defense      Nondefense      Health and
environment 		     Economic
development
programs		      Civil space      Other
purposes
 
1981   34.6   65.4   19.2   37.6   9.6   31.9
1982   36.9   63.1   18.9   37.8   8.3   33.2
1983   38.7   61.3   18.8   36.9   7.5   36.1
1984   40.8   59.2   19.7   36.0   7.8   34.7
1985   42.4   57.6   20.0   35.8   8.4   35.0
1986   43.4   56.6   20.0   34.7   8.6   35.9
1987   43.2   56.8   20.8   32.5   9.6   36.2
1988   42.6   57.4   21.2   30.8   10.0   37.2
1989   41.2   58.8   21.4   29.9   10.8   37.2
1990   39.3   60.8   21.8   28.8   11.7   36.8
1991   36.4   63.6   21.7   28.1   11.8   37.3
1992   35.3   64.8   22.0   27.0   11.9   37.7
1993   35.2   64.8   22.0   26.1   12.1   38.4
1994   32.9   67.2   22.2   25.1   12.3   38.7
1995   31.2   68.8   22.5   24.4   12.1   38.2
1996   30.9   69.1   22.6   24.4   11.9   38.7
1997   30.8   69.2   22.8   24.6   11.4   38.8
1998   30.0   70.0   23.6   22.8   11.4   39.8
1999   29.4   70.6   24.5   23.3   10.7   39.2
2000   28.1   71.9   25.0   23.4   9.9   39.3
2001   28.1   71.9   26.1   23.1   9.8   39.0
2002   29.5   70.5   27.1   22.7   9.4   39.2
2003   31.5   68.5   28.0   22.2   9.5   38.7
2004   31.9   68.1   29.1   22.0   9.2   38.4
2005   33.2   66.8   29.2   22.2   9.4   38.5
 

OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

NOTE: Nondefense R&D classified as Other purposes consists primarily of university funds and nonoriented research programs.

SOURCE: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators (2006).

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