Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector 
Coverage of the statistic
Coverage of the statistic por years y sectors.
Units: specified in variables

;Companies: units researched;Companies: companies who perform R+D;Public Administration: units researched;Public Administration: centres that perform R+D;Higher Education: units researched;Higher Education: centres that perform R+D;NPPI: units researched;NPPI: centres that perform R+D;
2012;47,293;10,100;845;540;225;165;368;87;
2011;50,153;9,851;900;582;222;159;347;95;
2010;49,212;9,947;1,058;576;215;154;438;90;
2009;49,280;9,851;946;542;179;143;242;86;
2008;55,742;10,197;930;519;181;137;253;65;
2007;53,360;9,662;905;428;161;131;251;65;
2006;46,922;8,479;619;401;145;122;140;52;
2005;42,480;7,419;650;357;143;115;123;52;
2004;24,964;5,599;499;315;113;104;98;49;
2003;24,234;4,839;657;273;102;92;194;44;
2002;26,016;4,707;316;239;83;83;184;37;
2001;11,709;4,240;281;193;66;66;158;71;
Notes:
1) The data 'Higher education: centres that perform R+D'  from 2003 up to now include other centres of higher education.  
 The data of 'Public Administration' for 2003  up to now include public hospitals.
Source: National Statistics Institute