Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector Total sectors Current internal expenditure by field of operation and type of research. Units: thousands of euros ,Total,Basic research,Applied research,Technological development, Total,15,572,052,3,638,276,6,747,696,5,186,080, Public Administration,2,648,296,1,148,064,1,133,105,367,127, Higher education,4,141,141,2,042,374,1,552,914,545,852, Companies,8,740,596,434,079,4,035,799,4,270,718, PNPI,42,019,13,759,25,878,2,382, Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute