Research and Science: Investing in the FutureIt is not a choice, it is an obligation. This is the maxim expressed at the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts. Scarcely any country, let alone state, spends as much, proportionately, on research as Baden-Württemberg. It devotes 4.2 percent of its GDP to research, as compared to 3.1 percent by Japan and 2.7 percent by the United States. The EU average spending on research and development is 1.9 percent. ![]() In addition, Baden-Württemberg saw the highest number of patent applications in Germany in 2003. This amounted to a grand of 130 per 100,000 inhabitants. |
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