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,
2019,44,077,8,882,537,466,203,171,116,72,
2018,45,411,8,939,549,473,208,170,125,77,
2017,41,041,8,782,537,481,198,167,121,65,
2016,45,084,9,130,534,478,193,170,102,62,
2015,44,063,8,762,552,486,189,164,109,66,
2014,44,310,9,167,599,488,196,163,125,69,
2013,46,640,9,569,776,515,221,170,274,74,
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