Table O-2
R&D expenditures for selected regions/countries: 1995, 2000, and 2005
 
 
Region/country   1995   2000   2005
 
    Current PPP dollars
(billions)
All selected regions/countries   480.1   687.2   939.5
OECD   440.3   606.8   771.5
U.S./Japan   266.5   366.6   455.2
U.S.   184.1   267.8   324.5
Japan   82.4   98.8   130.7
Selected non-OECD   39.8   80.5   168.0
    Percent
All selected regions/countries   100   100   100
OECD share all   92   88   82
U.S/Japan share OECD   61   60   59
U.S./Japan share all   56   53   48
 

OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; PPP = puchasing power parity

SOURCE: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators, 2006 and 2007.

Science and Engineering Indicators 2008