Science costs in Russia and leading countries of the world
In Russia in 2015, the volume of internal expenses for research and development (IR) reached 914.7 billion rubles, which is $ 40.5 billion (per purchaicatory power parity). In terms of this indicator, Russia occupies 9th place in the world, yielding to the United States, China, Japan, Germany, the Republic of Korea, France, India and the UK (Fig. 1).