Table 1.

International comparison of R&D expenditure

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

Data source: China Statistical Yearbook on Science and Technology