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Economy > Innovation > Research and development personnel > By sector > Business enterprise sector (full time employment): Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Number of full-time employed researchers in private for-profit enterprises.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 1.13 million 2007
2 ChinaChina 818,811 2011
3 JapanJapan 490,538 2010
4 RussiaRussia 214,744 2011
5 South KoreaSouth Korea 202,078.6 2010
6 GermanyGermany 191,000 2011
7 FranceFrance 139,885.26 2010
8 CanadaCanada 89,270 2010
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 85,947.5 2011
10 IndiaIndia 57,360 2005
11 SpainSpain 44,915 2011
12 ItalyItaly 43,172.7 2012
13 BrazilBrazil 35,970 2010
14 SwedenSweden 29,620 2011
15 AustraliaAustralia 28,313.4 2010
16 IsraelIsrael 26,900 1999
17 NetherlandsNetherlands 26,107.54 2011
18 TurkeyTurkey 25,341.72 2010
19 AustriaAustria 23,106.9 2011
20 DenmarkDenmark 23,082.6 2011
21 FinlandFinland 22,948.66 2011
22 UkraineUkraine 21,595.3 2011
23 MexicoMexico 18,954 2011
24 BelgiumBelgium 18,640.3 2011
25 SingaporeSingapore 16,507.62 2010
26 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 13,957.51 2011
27 NorwayNorway 12,851 2011
28 HungaryHungary 11,773 2011
29 PortugalPortugal 10,587.31 2011
30 PolandPoland 10,566.9 2011
31 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 10,331.53 2008
32 IrelandIreland 8,946 2011
33 Hong KongHong Kong 8,447 2010
34 IranIran 8,121 2008
35 ThailandThailand 6,513 2009
36 GreeceGreece 6,285.78 2007
37 South AfricaSouth Africa 6,059.49 2009
38 MalaysiaMalaysia 5,856.77 2011
39 New ZealandNew Zealand 4,900 2009
40 SloveniaSlovenia 4,510 2011
41 ArgentinaArgentina 4,251 2010
42 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4,225 2011
43 RomaniaRomania 3,518 2011
44 PhilippinesPhilippines 2,715 2007
45 SlovakiaSlovakia 2,058.4 2011
46 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1,931 2011
47 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1,553 2009
48 BulgariaBulgaria 1,547 2011
49 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,460 2011
50 EstoniaEstonia 1,430 2011
51 LithuaniaLithuania 1,369 2011
52 ChileChile 1,298 2010
53 CroatiaCroatia 1,230 2011
54 IcelandIceland 1,126.3 2009
55 VietnamVietnam 968 2002
56 TunisiaTunisia 829 2008
57 Sri LankaSri Lanka 678 2010
58 LatviaLatvia 553 2011
59 MaltaMalta 492 2011
60 IndonesiaIndonesia 253 2001
61 EthiopiaEthiopia 250 2010
62 EcuadorEcuador 223 2008
63 MoldovaMoldova 212 2011
64 CyprusCyprus 185 2011
65 MoroccoMorocco 151 2008
66 SerbiaSerbia 149 2011
67 EgyptEgypt 85 2011
68 MontenegroMontenegro 84.6 2011
69 ColombiaColombia 78.45 2010
70 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 64 2008
71 GhanaGhana 38.2 2007
72 CambodiaCambodia 35.01 2002
73 OmanOman 35 2011
=74 ZambiaZambia 26 2008
=74 LaosLaos 26 2002
76 MacauMacau 21 2005
=77 UruguayUruguay 20 2011
=77 VenezuelaVenezuela 20 2009
79 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 19 2003
80 BruneiBrunei 16 2003
81 SenegalSenegal 13 2008
82 MalawiMalawi 7 2007
83 BoliviaBolivia 6 2010
=84 PanamaPanama 4 2008
=84 GuamGuam 4 2005
86 LesothoLesotho 2.2 2009

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