I don't think any of you understand normalization.

Here is how it works:

Country "A" GDP is $10, they spend $1 on R&D - 10% of GDP goes into R&D.

Country "B" GDP is $100, they spend $9 on R&D - 9% of GDP goes into R&D.

Who spends more on R&D ? As part of % GDP - A, in absolute numbers - B.

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