This statistic shows the 20 companies with the highest expenditure on research and development in 2017. In 2017, Samsung spent around 12.7 billion U.S. dollars on research and development. Top industry in global R&D spending in 2016 was computing and electronics with a share of 24 percent.
Ranking of the 20 companies with the highest spending on research and development in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
This statistic shows the 20 companies with the highest expenditure on research and development in 2017. In 2017, Samsung spent around 12.7 billion U.S. dollars on research and development. Top industry in global R&D spending in 2016 was computing and electronics with a share of 24 percent.
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| Expenditure (in billion U.S. dollars) | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | 16.1 |
| Alphabet | 13.9 |
| Samsung | 12.7 |
| Intel Co | 12.7 |
| Volkswagen | 12.1 |
| Microsoft | 12 |
| Roche | 11.4 |
| Merck | 10.1 |
| Apple | 10 |
| Novartis | 9.6 |
| Toyota | 9.3 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 9.1 |
| General Motors | 8.1 |
| Pfizer | 7.9 |
| Ford | 7.3 |
| Daimler | 6.9 |
| Oracle | 6.8 |
| Cisco | 6.3 |
| Honda | 6.2 |
| 5.9 |
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