Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector 
1964-2021 Series. Results based on Legal Units
Expenditure on intramural R&D in relation to GDP by years and sector of performance
Unidades: specified in the variables

	GDPpm	(R&D expenditure/GDP)*100: Total	(R&D expenditure/GDP)*100: Government	(R&D expenditure/GDP)*100: Higher education	(R&D expenditure/GDP)*100: Enterprises and PNP	
2021(P)	1.222.290	1,41	0,24	0,38	0,81	
2020	1.119.010	1,41	0,25	0,38	0,79	
2019	1.245.513	1,25	0,21	0,33	0,71	
2018	1.203.859	1,24	0,21	0,33	0,7	
2017	1.162.492	1,21	0,21	0,33	0,67	
2016	1.114.420	1,19	0,22	0,33	0,64	
2015	1.078.092	1,22	0,23	0,34	0,64	
2014	1.032.608	1,24	0,23	0,35	0,66	
2013	1.020.677	1,27	0,24	0,36	0,68	
2012 (****)	1.031.104	1,3	0,25	0,36	0,69	
2012	1.029.279	1,3	0,25	0,36	0,69	
2011	1.046.327	1,36	0,26	0,38	0,71	
2010	1.045.620	1,4	0,28	0,39	0,72	
2009 (***)	1.046.894	1,39	0,28	0,39	0,73	
2009	1.053.914	1,38	0,28	0,39	0,72	
2008	1.088.124	1,35	0,25	0,36	0,74	
2007	1.053.537	1,27	0,22	0,33	0,71	
2006	984.284	1,2	0,2	0,33	0,67	
2005	908.792	1,12	0,19	0,33	0,61	
2004	841.042	1,06	0,17	0,31	0,58	
2003	782.929	1,05	0,16	0,32	0,57	
2002	729.206	0,99	0,15	0,29	0,54	
2001(**)	680.678	0,95	0,15	0,28	0,53	
2001	680.678	0,91	0,15	0,28	0,49	
2000 (*)	630.263	0,91	0,14	0,27	0,5	
2000	610.541	0,94	0,15	0,28	0,51	
1999	565.419	0,88	0,15	0,27	0,47	
1998	527.975	0,89	0,15	0,27	0,48	
1997	494.140	0,82	0,14	0,27	0,41	
1996	464.251	0,83	0,15	0,27	0,41	
1995	437.787	0,81	0,15	0,26	0,4	
1994	64.812	0,85	0,17	0,27	0,41	
1993	60.953	0,91	0,18	0,28	0,45	
1992	59.105	0,91	0,18	0,26	0,47	
1991	54.927	0,87	0,19	0,19	0,49	
1990	50.145	0,85	0,18	0,17	0,5	
1989	45.044	0,75	0,17	0,15	0,43	
1988	40.159	0,72	0,17	0,14	0,41	
1987	36.144	0,64	0,16	0,12	0,36	
1986	32.324	0,61	0,15	0,12	0,34	
1985	28.201	0,55	0,13	0,11	0,31	
1984	25.520	0,5	0,13	0,11	0,26	
1983	22.532	0,48	0,14	0,11	0,23	
1982	19.723	0,49	0,14	0,11	0,24	
1981	17.045	0,43	0,14	0,1	0,19	
Notas:
From the year 1981 to 1994: GDPpm base 1986 Billions of current pesetas 
 From the year 1995 to 2000: GDPpm base 1995 Unit: MILLIONS OF EUROS 
 Since 2000 (*): GDPpm base 2000 Unit: MILLIONS OF EUROS 
 Since 2009 (***): GDPpm base 2008 Unit: MILLIONS OF EUROS 
 Since 2012 (****): GDPpm Statistical Review 2019 Unit: MILLIONS OF EUROS. According to Eurostat, the Spanish statistical authorities have decided to reclassify SAREB in the government sector since the start of its activity in 2012, which represents an impact of less than 0.05 % on GDP revisions from this year to 2021. (P) Preliminary estimate of GDP (A) GDP flash estimate. The data for the years 2001 (**) onwards include continuous and occasional R&D. 
 (P) Provisional estimate of GDP 
 (A) Advance estimate of GDP 
 The data for the years 2001(**) onwards include continuous and occasional R&D. 
Fuente: National Statistics Institute