20 companies spending most on R&D in the world

New Delhi: In the current economic scenario when most companies are looking to cut their budgets in the research and development area, there are some which are still spending heavily seeking innovations from their products and processes. Pharma, technology and autos make a big group which has seen huge amount of investment this year. Here in this list we are bring top 20 companies which spending huge sums on R&D works: VolkswagenIndustry: AutomotiveHeadquarters: Wolfsburg, GermanySpending on R&D in 2013: $11.4 billionChange in spending from 2012: 22.4 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 4.6 per centOverall rank in 2013: 1Overall rank in 2012: 11Volkswagen, the third-biggest automaker in the world, posted revenue of 103.94 billion euros in 2012.SamsungIndustry: Computing and ElectronicsHeadquarters: Seoul, South KoreaSpending on R&D in 2013: $10.4 billionChange in spending from 2012: 15.6 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 5.8 per centOverall rank in 2013: 2Overall rank in 2012: 6Samsung, the largest business conglomerate in South Korea, posted revenue of $268.8 billion in 2012.Roche HoldingIndustry: HealthcareHeadquarters: Basel, SwitzerlandSpending on R&D in 2013: $10.2 billionChange in spending from 2012: 14.7 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 21.0 per centOverall rank in 2013: 3Overall rank in 2012: 3Roche Holding, a health-care company that has operations around the world, posted revenue of 42.53 billion Swiss franc in 2011.IntelIndustry: Computing and ElectronicsHeadquarters: California, United StatesSpending on R&D in 2013: $10.1 billionChange in spending from 2012: 21.5 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 19.0 per centOverall rank in 2013: 4Overall rank in 2012: 8Intel, the largest semiconductor chip manufacturer in the world, posted revenue of $53.34 billion in 2012.MicrosoftIndustry: Software and InternetHeadquarters: Washington, United StatesSpending on R&D in 2013: $9.8 billionChange in spending from 2012: 8.5 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 13.3 per centOverall rank in 2013: 5Overall rank in 2012: 5Microsoft, which was founded in 1975, posted revenue of $77.85 billion in 2013.ToyotaIndustry: AutomotiveHeadquarters: Aichi, JapanSpending on R&D in 2013: $9.8 billionChange in spending from 2012: 3.5 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 3.7 per centOverall rank in 2013: 6Overall rank in 2012: 1Toyota, which was founded in 1937, posted revenue of 22.06 trillion Japanese yen in 2013.NovartisIndustry: HealthcareHeadquarters: Basel, SwitzerlandSpending on R&D in 2013: $9.3 billionChange in spending from 2012: Minus 2.6 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 16.5 per centOverall rank in 2013: 7Overall rank in 2012: 2Novartis, which was founded in 1996, posted revenue of $58.56 billion in 2011.MerckIndustry: HealthcareHeadquarters: New Jersey, United StatesSpending on R&D in 2013: $8.2 billionChange in spending from 2012: Minus 3.5 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 17.3 per centOverall rank in 2013: 8Overall rank in 2012: 7Merck, which was founded in 1917, posted revenue of $48.04 billion in 2011.PfizerIndustry: HealthcareHeadquarters: New York City, United StatesSpending on R&D in 2013: $7.9 billionChange in spending from 2012: Minus 13.3 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 13.3 per centOverall rank in 2013: 9Overall rank in 2012: 4Pfizer, which was founded in 1849, posted revenue of $58.98 billion in 2012.Johnson & JohnsonIndustry: HealthcareHeadquarters: New York City, United StatesSpending on R&D in 2013: $7.7 billionChange in spending from 2012: 1.6 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 11.4 per centOverall rank in 2013: 10Overall rank in 2012: 12Johnson & Johnson, which was founded in 1886, posted revenue of $65.03 billion in 2012.General MotorsIndustry: AutomakerHeadquarters: Michigan, United StatesSpending on R&D in 2013: $7.4 billionChange in spending from 2012: Minus 9.3 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 4.8 per centOverall rank in 2013: 11Overall rank in 2012: 9General Motors, which was founded in 1908, posted revenue of $150.27 billion in 2011.GoogleIndustry: Software and InternetHeadquarters: California, United StatesSpending on R&D in 2013: $6.8 billionChange in spending from 2012: 31.6 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 13.5 per centOverall rank in 2013: 12Overall rank in 2012: 26Google, which was founded in 1998, posted revenue of $10.74 billion in 2012.HondaIndustry: AutomakerHeadquarters: Tokyo, JapanSpending on R&D in 2013: $6.8 billionChange in spending from 2012: 7.8 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 5.7 per centOverall rank in 2013: 13Overall rank in 2012: 15Honda, which was founded in 1948, posted revenue of 9.87 trillion Japanese yen in 2013.DaimlerIndustry: AutomakerHeadquarters: Stuttgart, GermanySpending on R&D in 2013: $6.6 billionChange in spending from 2012: 3.2 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 4.5 per centOverall rank in 2013: 14Overall rank in 2012: 19Daimler, which was founded in 1998, posted revenue of 114.297 billion euros in 2012.SanofiIndustry: HealthcareHeadquarters: Paris, FranceSpending on R&D in 2013: $6.3 billionChange in spending from 2012: 2.3 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 14.1 per centOverall rank in 2013: 15Overall rank in 2012: 13Sanofi, a multinational pharmaceutical company, posted revenue of 33.38 billion euros in 2011.IBMIndustry: Computing and ElectronicsHeadquarters: New York, United StatesSpending on R&D in 2013: $6.3 billionChange in spending from 2012: 0.7 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 6.0 per centOverall rank in 2013: 16Overall rank in 2012: 17IBM, which was founded in 1911, posted revenue of $104.5 billion in 2012.GlaxoSmithKlineIndustry: HealthcareHeadquarters: Brentford, United KingdomSpending on R&D in 2013: $6.3 billionChange in spending from 2012: Minus 1.0 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 15.0 per centOverall rank in 2013: 17Overall rank in 2012: 16GlaxoSmithKline, which was founded in 2000, posted revenue of 26.431 billion British pounds in 2012.NokiaIndustry: Computing and ElectronicsHeadquarters: Espoo, FinlandSpending on R&D in 2013: $6.1 billionChange in spending from 2012: Minus 14.4 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 15.8 per centOverall rank in 2013: 18Overall rank in 2012: 10Nokia, which employs 101,982 people across 120 countries, posted revenue of 30.17 billion euros in 2012.PanasonicIndustry: Computing and ElectronicsHeadquarters: Osaka, JapanSpending on R&D in 2013: $6.1 billionChange in spending from 2012: Minus 3.5 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 6.9 per centOverall rank in 2013: 19Overall rank in 2012: 14Panasonic, which was founded in 1918, posted revenue of 7.30 trillion Japanese yen in 2013.SonyIndustry: Computing and ElectronicsHeadquarters: Osaka, JapanSpending on R&D in 2013: $5.7 billionChange in spending from 2012: 9.3 per centAs a percentage of revenue: 7.0 per centOverall rank in 2013: 20Overall rank in 2012: 21Sony, which was founded in 1958, posted revenue of $72.349 billion in 2013.