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<h2 id="2022-top-20">2022 top 20</h2> <p>The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2022.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Country</th><th>Sector</th><th>Expenditures on R&D (billions of <a href="/facts/US$/naEEDUhC">US$</a>)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>73.21</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Alphabet_Inc./K3QvP6ns">Alphabet Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>39.50</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Meta_Platforms,_Inc./ylApt16y">Meta Platforms, Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>35.34</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>27.65</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>26.63</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Huawei/Qwu0tbnL">Huawei</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>24.00</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Group/xg9cPekV">Volkswagen Group</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>19.88</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Samsung_Electronics/STxnmHwl">Samsung Electronics</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>19.29</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>17.53</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Roche_Holding/e4Wdasmz">Roche Holding</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>14.72</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Johnson_%26_Johnson/DSfqnVrM">Johnson & Johnson</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>14.6</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Merck_%26_Co./8YD8dvwR">Merck & Co.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>13.55</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/Pfizer/1ADDanWs">Pfizer</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>11.43</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><a href="/facts/Novartis/jDregKez">Novartis</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td><a href="/facts/General_Motors/rBgP3IRK">General Motors</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>9.8</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td><a href="/facts/AstraZeneca/KTPcnWfE">AstraZeneca</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>/ <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>9.76</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td><a href="/facts/Bristol_Myers_Squibb/HK47xMNF">Bristol Myers Squibb</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>9.51</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td><a href="/facts/Tencent/88gpEqLy">Tencent</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>9.12</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td><a href="/facts/Qualcomm/v54S3UgA">Qualcomm</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>8.52</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td><a href="/facts/Alibaba_Group/kdAe4APj">Alibaba Group</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>7.98</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2020-top-10">2020 top 10</h2> <p>The 10 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Country</th><th>Sector</th><th>Expenditures on R&D (billions of <a href="/facts/US$/naEEDUhC">US$</a>)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>42.74</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Alphabet_Inc./K3QvP6ns">Alphabet Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>27.57</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Huawei/Qwu0tbnL">Huawei</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>22.04</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>19.27</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>18.75</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Samsung_Electronics/STxnmHwl">Samsung Electronics</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>18.75</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Facebook,_Inc./ylApt16y">Facebook, Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>18.45</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Group/xg9cPekV">Volkswagen Group</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Roche_Holding/e4Wdasmz">Roche Holding</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Johnson_%26_Johnson/DSfqnVrM">Johnson & Johnson</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2018-top-50">2018 top 50</h2> <p>The 50 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2018.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Country</th><th>Sector</th><th>Expenditures on R&D (billions of <a href="/facts/US$/naEEDUhC">US$</a>)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>22.62</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Alphabet_Inc./K3QvP6ns">Alphabet Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>16.23</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Group/xg9cPekV">Volkswagen Group</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>15.77</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Samsung_Electronics/STxnmHwl">Samsung Electronics</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>15.31</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>14.74</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Huawei/Qwu0tbnL">Huawei</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>13.60</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>13.10</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>11.58</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Roche_Holding/e4Wdasmz">Roche Holding</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>10.80</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Johnson_%26_Johnson/DSfqnVrM">Johnson & Johnson</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>10.55</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Daimler_AG/KfdR8UTS">Daimler AG</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>10.40</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Merck_%26_Co./8YD8dvwR">Merck & Co.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>10.21</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/Toyota/wHIb40oG">Toyota</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>10.02</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><a href="/facts/Novartis/jDregKez">Novartis</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>8.51</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td><a href="/facts/Ford_Motor_Company/lY6Wcwty">Ford Motor Company</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>8.00</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td><a href="/facts/Facebook,_Inc./ylApt16y">Facebook, Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>7.75</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td><a href="/facts/Pfizer/1ADDanWs">Pfizer</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>7.66</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td><a href="/facts/BMW/cJd8y02r">BMW</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>7.33</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td><a href="/facts/General_Motors/rBgP3IRK">General Motors</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>7.30</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td><a href="/facts/Robert_Bosch_GmbH/wPuk1Udv">Robert Bosch GmbH</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Industrials</td><td>7.12</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td><a href="/facts/Honda/asGvEBbW">Honda</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>7.08</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td><a href="/facts/Sanofi/rLQc448b">Sanofi</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6.57</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td><a href="/facts/Bayer/fnYepBcG">Bayer</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6.19</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td><a href="/facts/Siemens/coa80TQn">Siemens</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Industrials</td><td>6.10</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td><a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>6.09</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td><a href="/facts/Cisco_Systems/ocDgQt6T">Cisco Systems</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>6.06</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td><a href="/facts/GlaxoSmithKline/NrnnxFNW">GlaxoSmithKline</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6.05</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td><a href="/facts/Bristol-Myers_Squibb/HK47xMNF">Bristol-Myers Squibb</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>5.96</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td><a href="/facts/Celgene/3c4IS2Nf">Celgene</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>5.92</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td><a href="/facts/Nokia/bCleFoF4">Nokia</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>5.90</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td><a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>5.79</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td><a href="/facts/Qualcomm/v54S3UgA">Qualcomm</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>5.47</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td><a href="/facts/AstraZeneca/KTPcnWfE">AstraZeneca</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>/ <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>5.41</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td><a href="/facts/Eli_Lilly_and_Company/e5Pw7RmR">Eli Lilly and Company</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>5.28</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td><a href="/facts/Fiat_Chrysler_Automobiles/AAXoqm7E">Fiat Chrysler Automobiles</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a>/ <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>5.14</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td><a href="/facts/AbbVie_Inc./fn93NUuQ">AbbVie Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>4.98</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td><a href="/facts/General_Electric/bBm5CzVY">General Electric</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Industrials</td><td>4.80</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td><a href="/facts/Dell/wLlYNTMM">Dell</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>4.76</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td><a href="/facts/Ericsson/yJ4oMMp7">Ericsson</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>4.63</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td><a href="/facts/Nissan/1m2uVLE4">Nissan</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>4.62</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td><a href="/facts/Sony/7x4tCtBd">Sony</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>4.32</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td><a href="/facts/Panasonic/TqkBQmgj">Panasonic</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>4.23</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td><a href="/facts/Denso/BAGBVT43">Denso</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>4.21</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td><a href="/facts/SAP_SE/pVwH8lks">SAP SE</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>4.03</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td><a href="/facts/Gilead_Sciences/2PEEFsPr">Gilead Sciences</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>3.73</td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td><a href="/facts/Continental_AG/bwApwtPG">Continental AG</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>3.73</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td><a href="/facts/Boehringer_Ingelheim/PXLueK9q">Boehringer Ingelheim</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>3.69</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td><a href="/facts/Alibaba_Group/kdAe4APj">Alibaba Group</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>3.63</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td><a href="/facts/Amgen/55tpQ4xd">Amgen</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>3.56</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td><a href="/facts/Renault/obzoLxSN">Renault</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>3.55</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2017-top-20">2017 top 20</h2> <p>The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2017 according to the Global Innovation 1000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Country</th><th>Sector</th><th>Expenditures on R&D (billions of <a href="/facts/US$/naEEDUhC">US$</a>)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>16.1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Alphabet_Inc./K3QvP6ns">Alphabet Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>13.9</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>12.7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Samsung/oNXUwDjn">Samsung</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>12.7</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Group/xg9cPekV">Volkswagen Group</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>12.1</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>12.0</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Roche_Holding/e4Wdasmz">Roche Holding</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>11.4</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Merck_%26_Co./8YD8dvwR">Merck & Co.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>10.1</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>10.0</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Novartis/jDregKez">Novartis</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>9.6</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Toyota/wHIb40oG">Toyota</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>9.3</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Johnson_%26_Johnson/DSfqnVrM">Johnson & Johnson</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>9.1</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/General_Motors/rBgP3IRK">General Motors</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>8.1</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><a href="/facts/Pfizer/1ADDanWs">Pfizer</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>7.9</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td><a href="/facts/Ford_Motor_Company/lY6Wcwty">Ford Motor Company</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>7.3</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td><a href="/facts/Daimler_AG/KfdR8UTS">Daimler AG</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>6.9</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td><a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>6.8</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td><a href="/facts/Cisco_Systems/ocDgQt6T">Cisco Systems</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>6.3</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td><a href="/facts/Honda/asGvEBbW">Honda</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>6.2</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td><a href="/facts/Facebook,_Inc./ylApt16y">Facebook, Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>5.9</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2014-top-20">2014 top 20</h2> <p>The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2014 according to the Global Innovation 1000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Country</th><th>Sector</th><th>Expenditures on R&D (billions of <a href="/facts/US$/naEEDUhC">US$</a>)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Group/xg9cPekV">Volkswagen Group</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>13.5</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Samsung/oNXUwDjn">Samsung</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>13.4</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>10.6</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>10.4</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Roche_Holding/e4Wdasmz">Roche Holding</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>10.0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Novartis/jDregKez">Novartis</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>9.9</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Toyota/wHIb40oG">Toyota</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>9.1</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Johnson_%26_Johnson/DSfqnVrM">Johnson & Johnson</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>8.2</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>8.0</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Merck_%26_Co./8YD8dvwR">Merck & Co.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>7.5</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/General_Motors/rBgP3IRK">General Motors</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>7.2</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Daimler_AG/KfdR8UTS">Daimler AG</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>7.0</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/Pfizer/1ADDanWs">Pfizer</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6.7</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>6.4</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td><a href="/facts/Ford_Motor_Company/lY6Wcwty">Ford Motor Company</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>6.4</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td><a href="/facts/Sanofi_Aventis/rLQc448b">Sanofi Aventis</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6.3</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td><a href="/facts/Honda/asGvEBbW">Honda</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>6.3</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td><a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>6.2</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td><a href="/facts/GlaxoSmithKline/NrnnxFNW">GlaxoSmithKline</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6.1</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td><a href="/facts/Cisco_Systems/ocDgQt6T">Cisco Systems</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>5.9</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2011-top-20">2011 top 20</h2> <p>The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2011 according to the Global Innovation 1000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Country</th><th>Sector</th><th>Expenditures on R&D (millions of <a href="/facts/US$/naEEDUhC">US$</a>)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Roche_Holding/e4Wdasmz">Roche Holding</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>9,646</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Pfizer/1ADDanWs">Pfizer</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>9,413</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Novartis/jDregKez">Novartis</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>9,070</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>8,714</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Merck_%26_Co./8YD8dvwR">Merck & Co.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>8,591</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Toyota/wHIb40oG">Toyota</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>8,546</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Samsung/oNXUwDjn">Samsung</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>7,873</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Nokia/bCleFoF4">Nokia</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>7,778</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/General_Motors/rBgP3IRK">General Motors</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>6,962</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Johnson_%26_Johnson/DSfqnVrM">Johnson & Johnson</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6,844</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>6,576</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Panasonic/TqkBQmgj">Panasonic</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>6,176</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/GlaxoSmithKline/NrnnxFNW">GlaxoSmithKline</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6,127</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Group/xg9cPekV">Volkswagen Group</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>6,086</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td><a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>6,026</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td><a href="/facts/Sanofi_Aventis/rLQc448b">Sanofi Aventis</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>5,836</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td><a href="/facts/Honda/asGvEBbW">Honda</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>5,704</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td><a href="/facts/AstraZeneca/KTPcnWfE">AstraZeneca</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>5,318</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td><a href="/facts/Cisco_Systems/ocDgQt6T">Cisco Systems</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>5,273</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td><a href="/facts/Siemens/coa80TQn">Siemens</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Industrials</td><td>5,217</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2008-top-20">2008 top 20</h2> <p>The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2008 according to the Global Innovation 1000.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Country</th><th>Sector</th><th>Expenditures on R&D (millions of <a href="/facts/US$/naEEDUhC">US$</a>)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Toyota/wHIb40oG">Toyota</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>8,386</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/General_Motors/rBgP3IRK">General Motors</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>8,100</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Pfizer/1ADDanWs">Pfizer</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>8,089</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Nokia/bCleFoF4">Nokia</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>7,727</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Johnson_%26_Johnson/DSfqnVrM">Johnson & Johnson</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>7,680</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Ford_Motor_Company/lY6Wcwty">Ford Motor Company</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>7,500</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Software and Internet</td><td>7,121</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Roche_Holding/e4Wdasmz">Roche Holding</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6,985</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Samsung/oNXUwDjn">Samsung</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>6,536</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/GlaxoSmithKline/NrnnxFNW">GlaxoSmithKline</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6,476</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Novartis/jDregKez">Novartis</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6,430</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Sanofi_Aventis/rLQc448b">Sanofi Aventis</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>6,208</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>6,153</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>5,755</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td><a href="/facts/AstraZeneca/KTPcnWfE">AstraZeneca</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>5,162</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td><a href="/facts/Honda/asGvEBbW">Honda</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>5,142</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td><a href="/facts/Merck_%26_Co./8YD8dvwR">Merck & Co.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Health Care</td><td>4,883</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td><a href="/facts/Panasonic/TqkBQmgj">Panasonic</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>4,850</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td><a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Group/xg9cPekV">Volkswagen Group</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Automotive</td><td>4,757</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td><a href="/facts/Sony/7x4tCtBd">Sony</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Computing and Electronics</td><td>4,553</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 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