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Table 1 International comparison of R&D expenditure

From: Obstacles and opportunities in Chinese pharmaceutical innovation

By types of Research %

China

USA

Japan

France

Australia

South Korea

Russian

(2011)

(2009)

(2009)

(2009)

(2008)

(2010)

(2010)

Basic Research

4.7

19.0

12.5

26.0

20.0

18.2

19.6

Applied Research

11.8

17.8

22.3

39.8

38.6

19.9

18.8

Experimental Development

83.5

63.2

60.5

34.2

41.4

61.8

61.6

  1. Data source: China Statistical Yearbook on Science and Technology