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The 2008 R&D statistics for the Nordic countries show that the R&D expenditure has increased considerably compared to 2005, though to a different extent.  Norway had the largest increase amounting to 12 per cent on average per year.  In Iceland the corresponding increase was 11 per cent, in Denmark 8 per cent, and in Finland and Sweden 6 per cent. Norway still ranks lowest among the Nordic countries in R&D expenditure as a percentage of the GDP.

For further information, please refer to the NIFU STEP website (Norwegian Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education).