Table 1-3. Distribution of government R&D expenditures among 

 areas by country, 1961-73 



National objectives 



United States 



National defense 



Space 



Nuclear energy 



Economic development ... 



Health 



Community services 



Advancement of science . . 



United Kingdom 



National defense 



Space 



Nuclear energy 



Economic development 



Health 



Community services 



Advancement of science . . 



France 



National defense 



Space 



Nuclear energy 



Economic development 



Health 



Community services 



Advancement of science . . 



West Germany 



National defense 



Space 



Nuclear energy 



Economic development ... 



Health 



Community services 



Advancement of science . . 



Japan 



National defense 



Space 



Nuclear energy 



Economic development ... 



Health 



Community services 



Advancement of science . . , 



National currency in millions 



Percent distribution 



1961-62 



1966-67 



1971-72 



1961-62 



1966-67 



1971-72 



7.338.5 

 1,225.9 

 755.0 

 339.1 

 500.6 

 99.9 

 118.2 



8,264.8 

 5,307.0 

 875.0 

 792.3 

 968.8 

 321.1 

 308.6 



8,584.7 



2,957.6 



838.0 



1,322.1 



1,379.8 



729.2 



465.4 



70.7 

 11.8 

 7.3 

 3.3 

 4.8 

 1.0 

 1.1 



49.0 

 31.5 

 5.2 

 4.7 

 5.7 

 1.9 

 1.8 



52.6 

 18.1 

 5.1 

 8.1 

 8.5 

 4.5 

 2.9 



1961-62 



1966-67 



1972-73 



1961-62 



1966-67 



1972-73 



248.6 



2.7 



56.5 



37.9 



5.7 



0.7 



26.0 



260.4 

 21.4 

 65.2 

 71.0 

 13.0 

 1.3 

 57.8 



335.0 

 11.9 

 67.3 



177.6 



32.8 



4.5 



119.9 



64.8 

 0.7 



14.7 

 9.9 

 1.5 

 0.2 

 6.8 



52.3 

 4.3 



13.1 



14.3 

 2.6 

 0.3 



11.6 



44.0 

 1.6 

 8.8 



23.3 

 4.3 

 0.6 



15.8 



1961 



1967 



1972 



1961 



1967 



1972 



1,310.0 



16.5 



735.0 



231.6 



13.0 



12.7 



592.3 



3,082.0 

 522.8 



1,723.2 



1,381.0 



116.1 



81.0 



1,758.1 



3,050.0 

 730.0 



1,600.0 



2,200.0 

 200.0 

 170.0 



2,800.0 



44.2 

 0.6 



24.8 

 7.8 

 0.4 

 0.4 



20.0 



34.9 

 5.9 



19.5 



15.6 

 1.3 

 0.9 



19.9 



27.8 

 6.7 



14.6 



20.1 

 1.8 

 1.6 



25.5 



1961 



1966 



1971 



1961 



1966 



1971 



381.0 

 NA 



267.0 

 NA 

 NA 

 NA 



639.0 



803.0 



177.0 



693.0 



NA 



NA 



NA 



1,488.0 



1,180.0 

 522.0 



1,230.0 



1,057.0 

 195.0 

 133.0 



3,190.0 



22.3 

 NA 



15.6 

 NA 

 NA 

 NA 



37.4 



19.0 

 4.2 



16.4 

 NA 

 NA 

 NA 



35.3 



15.0 

 6.6 



15.6 



13.4 

 2.5 

 1.7 



40.6 



1961-62 



1965-66 



1969-70 



1961-62 



1965-66 



1969-70 



3,162.0 



NA 



5,881.0 



25,446.0 



724.0 



1,071.0 



47,321.0 



4,495.0 



141.0 



4,944.0 



44,898.0 



3,679.0 



2,818.0 



103,163.0 



6,523.0 



2,083.0 



22,539.0 



69,987.0 



5,492.0 



7,254.0 



185,376.0 



3.7 

 NA 

 7.0 



30.1 

 0.9 

 1.3 



55.9 



2.7 

 0.1 

 3.0 



27.2 

 2.2 

 1.7 



62.5 



2.2 

 0.7 

 7.5 



23.2 

 1.8 

 2.4 



61.4 



SOURCE- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Changing Priorities tor Government R&D. July, 1973. 



156 



