Medical Research Funding Level by Country: World Psoriasis Day Challenge
Right now, the United States leads the world in annual investments in biomedical research funding. American taxpayers fund more than $30 billion annually in biomedical research, in a nation of 300 million people. That’s $100 given to research each year for every man, woman and child living in the United States.
What do other countries invest in life-saving medical research? Here are some figures. For each, we take the total amount spent each year in health-related medical research, and divide that by the country’s population, to come up with an amount invested for each person in the country. That allows us fairly to compare large countries with small countries.
How much does YOUR country invest annually in laying the groundwork for tomorrow’s treatments and cures?
United States of America ……. $100 / 76 Euro (EUR) per citizen
United Kingdom ……………….. $30 / 23 Euro per citizen
Canada ……………………………. $30 / 23 Euro per citizen
France …………………………….. $15 / 12 Euro per citizen
South Korea ……………………… $13 / 10 Euro per citizen
Germany ………………………….. $11 / 8 Euro per citizen
Japan ……………………………….. $9 / 7 Euro per citizen
Russia ……………………………… $2 / 1.5 Euro per citizen
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Help us build a worldwide tally of how much countries are investing in vital medical research. Send us web addresses that show how much money your country, or others, are investing in medical research, and we’ll add the figures to our website. Email us at WPDChallenge@psoriasis-cure-now.org . Thanks!
Note: most figures are for 2008. Please send us updated information if you have it, and we will update this page.
Sources include: U.S. National Science Foundation, World Bank
