What is this research and development spending and where is it going?

[nec209]

The United States 473.4 billon, China 409 billon, European Union, 334.3 billon, Japan 170.8 billon, Germany 106.5 billon, South Korea 91.6 billon, India 72 billon, France 58.4 billon, United Kingdom 43.7 billon, Russia 42.6 billon, Brazil 35.4 billon, Taiwan 32.4 billon, Italy 27.4 billon , Canada 25.7 billon, Australia 23.3 billon, Spain 19.2 billon, Netherlands 16 billon, Turkey 15.3 billon, Sweden 14.2 billon, Switzerland 13.1 billon, Belgium 11.9 billon, Mexico 11.6 billon so on.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_research_and_development_spending

 

Where is this money into research and development going? Military research and development? Space science? DOD? computers and engineering? BIoresearch? Drug research? medicine? Technology? Science?

 

 

[ajb]

I think that is across all of sciecne and maybe also in the humanities. I am sure you can find breakdowns for the individual countries.

[nec209]

Also is most of the money coming from the governemnt or the private sector? The governemnt doing research and development or private companies doing research and development?

 

Last question is most of the bioscience, pharmaceutical, genetic engineering, medicine, computers and engineering research and development private?

[ajb]

Also is most of the money coming from the governemnt or the private sector?

You need to read carefully what the sources that the wiki page has used say.

Edited July 2, 2016 by ajb

[Strange]

Also is most of the money coming from the governemnt or the private sector? The governemnt doing research and development or private companies doing research and development?

 

 

That may vary, depending on the country. And the area of research.

 

Also, a lot of research projects that get government funding have to match that with industrial funding.

[nec209]

On side note ( I found this interesting article today) countries spending the most on health care.

 

Is any of this going to research and development spending to find cures? Or is that other thing?

 

What is the countries spending the most on health care going to and mean here?

 

what countries that spend the most on healthcare ( top 10)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/11/14/24-7-wall-st-countries-spend-most-health-care/75771044/

 

http://247wallst.com/special-report/2015/11/06/countries-spending-the-most-on-health-care-2/

 

What is this? Where is the money going? Paying doctors and staff? Getting MRI's and CT machines?

 

Most of the money going to pay hospital administrator staff?

 

Countries not on the top 10 list will be less than 10% of the GDP and less than $4,351 ??

 

The article is not clear.

 

Not saying if where the money is going?

 

I'm thinking the US spends massive amount of money going into research and development to find cures every year and eating up big parts of the GDP than any country in the world!! Making all other countries look like they are spending is major joke!! But many poor people and low income in the US that does not have healthcare plan to cover the cost. And have to sale the home or car to pay for treatment.

 

Where these other countries are coughing up a free healthcare but are spending hardly any thing on the research and development to find cures.

 

The article is misleading?

[Manticore]

I'm thinking the US spends massive amount of money going into research and development to find cures every year and eating up big parts of the GDP than any country in the world!! Making all other countries look like they are spending is major joke!! But many poor people and low income in the US that does not have healthcare plan to cover the cost. And have to sale the home or car to pay for treatment.

 

Where these other countries are coughing up a free healthcare but are spending hardly any thing on the research and development to find cures.

 

The article is misleading?

Really? "CimaVax EGF is a vaccine treatment being developed in Cuba for non small cell lung cancer. The vaccine targets a particular protein called epidermal growth factor (EGF)."

And when did the US with all it's vast spending come up with anything close to this?