DowDuPont's R&D expenditure as a percentage of revenue 2005-2017

The data displays DowDuPont's expenditure on research and development as a share of revenue from 2005 to 2017. In 2017, DowDuPont spent 3.4% of its net sales on research and development. In September 2017, the Dow Chemical Company and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) completed their merger, forming one of the biggest chemical manufacturing companies in the world. DowDuPont is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.