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4 sourced facts about innovation and research & development (R&D) spending, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer1.79% of global GDP
Global R&D intensity actually eased slightly from a few years earlier, according to UNESCO's tracking.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2018) en.wikipedia.org
AnswerIsrael, 5.44% of GDP
Israel's tech and defense sectors give it the world's highest R&D intensity relative to its economy.
Source: OECD data (2022) en.wikipedia.org
Answeran average of 2.2%
That 2015 figure was higher than the 2018 reading, showing R&D intensity isn't a steadily rising line.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2015) en.wikipedia.org
Answer41.4% of $156 billion
Defense research has long made up the largest single slice of the federal government's R&D budget.
Source: U.S. federal budget data (2020) en.wikipedia.org