Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector National summary Current internal expenditure by field of operation and type of research. Units: thousands of euros ,Total,Basic research,Applied research,Technological development, Total,12,005,493,2,767,008,4,961,474,4,277,011, Public Administration,2,287,439,771,200,1,258,875,257,363, Higher education,3,356,915,1,717,229,1,171,365,468,321, Companies,6,338,546,270,754,2,519,076,3,548,716, PNPI,22,594,7,825,12,158,2,611, Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute