In the United States,________ percent of its GDP is spent on R&D every year.

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According to the latest available data from the National Science Foundation, in 2018, the United States spent 2.79 percent of its GDP on research and development (R&D). Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Option A, 55.2 has no connection with the R&D expenditures of the United States. Option C is incorrect because it says "less than 0.5," which is not true based on the available data. Option D, 14.3 is also incorrect because it overestimates the percentage of GDP spent on R&D in the United States.

In the United States,________ Percent of Its GDP Is Spent