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Table 4-15

Government R&D support for defense and nondefense purposes, all OECD countries: 1981–2001

(Percent)

Year	Defense	Nondefense	environment	programs	Civil space	purposes
			Nondefense R&D budget shares

				Economic
			Health and	development		Other

1981	34.6	65.4	19.2	37.6	9.6	33.6
1982	36.9	63.1	18.9	37.8	8.3	35.0
1983	38.7	61.3	18.8	36.9	7.5	36.8
1984	40.8	59.2	19.6	36.1	7.8	36.6
1985	42.4	57.6	20.0	35.8	8.4	35.8
1986	43.4	56.6	20.0	34.7	8.6	36.8
1987	43.2	56.8	20.8	32.5	9.6	37.1
1988	42.6	57.5	21.1	30.8	10.0	38.1
1989	41.2	58.8	21.4	29.9	10.8	37.9
1990	39.3	60.8	21.8	28.8	11.7	37.8
1991	36.3	63.7	21.7	28.1	11.8	38.4
1992	35.3	64.7	22.0	27.0	11.9	39.1
1993	35.2	64.8	22.0	26.1	12.1	39.8
1994	32.9	67.1	22.2	25.1	12.3	40.3
1995	31.2	68.8	22.5	24.4	12.1	41.0
1996	30.9	69.1	22.6	24.4	11.9	41.1
1997	30.8	69.2	22.9	24.6	11.4	41.1
1998	30.0	70.0	23.6	22.8	11.4	42.3
1999	29.4	70.6	24.5	23.3	10.7	41.6
2000	28.3	71.7	24.5	21.8	10.0	43.8
2001	28.6	71.4	26.2	22.1	10.0	41.6

OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

NOTE: Nondefense R&D classified as other purposes consists largely of general university funds and nonoriented research programs.

SOURCE: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators (2004).

Science and Engineering Indicators 2006

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