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Share of government-funded research of GDP by selected countries worldwide (fee-based)

Government-funded research performed in the higher education sector 2008 by selected countries worldwide (as a share of GDP)

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The statistic shows the governmental expenditures for research in the higher education sector in 2008 by selected countries worldwide as a share of GDP. 0.61 percent of Sweden's GDP were spent in this way. Gross domestic product (GDP) refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period.

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