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Companies with the highest spending on research and development 2017

Ranking of the 20 companies with the highest spending on research and development in 2017 (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the 20 companies with the highest expenditure on research and development in 2017. In 2017, Samsung spent around 12.7 billion USD on research and development. Top industry in global R&D spending in 2016 was computing and electronics with a share of 24%.

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
Facebook 5.9

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