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,15,768,133,3,739,981,7,197,545,4,830,608, Public Administration,2,752,925,1,230,752,1,129,183,392,991, Higher education,4,202,013,2,099,121,1,628,901,473,992, Companies,8,767,460,392,539,4,412,958,3,961,963, PNP,45,734,17,569,26,503,1,663, Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute