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Share of SMEs in publicly funded R&D executed by the business sector in %
|
Country
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Belgium
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
|
Denmark
|
na
|
28
|
51
|
49
|
na
|
|
Germany
|
na
|
12
|
na
|
11
|
na
|
|
Greece
|
75
|
73
|
na
|
71
|
na
|
|
Spain
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
53
|
54
|
|
France
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
9
|
na
|
|
Ireland (2)
|
56
|
58
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
|
Italy
|
13
|
18
|
30
|
21
|
24
|
|
Luxembourg
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
|
Netherlands
|
13
|
27
|
37
|
30
|
na
|
|
Austria
|
na
|
na
|
29
|
na
|
na
|
|
Portugal
|
55
|
59
|
59
|
60
|
60
|
|
Finland
|
na
|
50
|
45
|
48
|
57
|
|
Sweden
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
na
|
|
UK (2)
|
15
|
11
|
8
|
10
|
na
|
|
EU-15 (1)
|
na
|
14
|
15
|
15
|
na
|
|
US
|
na
|
7
|
12
|
9
|
na
|
|
Japan
|
15
|
12
|
9
|
15
|
9
|
Notes:
(1) EU-15 does not include Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden
(2) Only independent SMEs included
na = Not Available
Data in italics are estimated or provisional
Source of data: Benchmarking of national
research policies. Methodology and analyses: Key
Figures 2001. Updates: Key
Figures 2002
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