Africa
Europe
Asia
All regions
Latin America
North America
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.5
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35
2.07
Net Change
R&D Expenditure
Global data
No recent data available
33
Armenia
Australia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Thailand
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
R&D Expend.
2.22
22
44
67
58
15
9
0
61
4
17
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Spain
Sweden
Finland
0.23
2.13
0.24
3.20
1.44
2.00
1.11
United Kingdom
28
1.83
Nigeria
Botswana
29
South Africa
3.04
73
0.42
0.82
77
70
34
Brazil
Mexico
Argentina
0.49
Northern America
Canada
USA
31
0.53
46
1.27
0.66
Mid-market investment intentions
The net change in R&D investment by the mid-market in the next 12 mths
Overall region R&D spend
Total R&D expenditure as a proportion of GDP
40
2.65
R&D investment is a priority for the global mid-market
'Total R&D expenditure as a proportion of GDP' - UNESCO 'The net change in R&D investment by the mid-market in the next 12 months' - Grant Thornton's IBR
Recent data N/A
4.55
0.78
0.96
8
42
39
The net change in R&D investment by the mid-market in the next 12 months
2.19
1.04
1.14
1.36
3.31
1.21
2.76
48
27
19
1.59
2.80
41
Russia
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R&D investment intentions among the mid-market are much healthier, with firms appearing to channel investments into quality and not quantity enhancements.
Mid-market perspective:
'Total Research and Development expenditure as a proportion of GDP' - UNESCO (2016/2017) 'The net change in Research and Development investment by the mid-market in the next 12 months' - Grant Thornton's IBR (H1 2019) *No recent UNESCO data is available for Botswana, India, Nigeria, and Philippines. These are therefore shown in grey on the map. Hover over the pins to view the latest mid-market investment intentions for these countries.
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Mainland China
New Zealand
Overall country R&D spend
no recent data available
2.20*
R&D investment intentions are much stronger in emerging Asia than developed Asia. Expectations are particularly high in India, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.
'Total Research and Development expenditure as a proportion of GDP' - UNESCO (2016/2017) 'The net change in Research and Development investment by the mid-market in the next 12 months' - Grant Thornton's IBR (H1 2019) 'No recent UNESCO data is available for Botswana, India, Nigeria, and Philippines. These are therefore shown in grey on the map. Hover over the pins to view the latest mid-market investment intentions for these countries. *As referenced in the UNESCO visualization.
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1.67
R&D investment intentions in Europe are muted compared with other regions, but there are hotspots of investment.
Mid-market businesses in the monitored countries have rising investment intentions across the board, including in the area of R&D.
R&D investment intentions in Latin America have been rising over the last few years, with Brazil leading the pack.
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United States of America
Investment intentions for R&D have risen sharply from an average net increase of 13% in H2 2017 to 40% in H1 2019.
