Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Sector Indicators 

ICT R&D indicators by ICT sector activity branch. Company Revenue Statistics
Units: Specified in each indicator

	2021	
Number of companies carrying out R&D	
    Manufacture	167	
    Services	1,905	
    TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2,073	
    TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	11,282	
Internal R&D expenses (thousands of euros)	
    Manufacture	109,315	
    Services	1,525,477	
    TOTAL ICT SECTOR	1,634,791	
    TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	9,696,150	
Staff (in FTE) in R&D	
    Manufacture	1,812.0	
    Services	24,408.6	
    TOTAL ICT SECTOR	26,220.6	
    TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	116,465.1	
Number of women (in FTEs) in R&D	
    Manufacture	300.6	
    Services	4,970.1	
    TOTAL ICT SECTOR	5,270.6	
    TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	36,215.3	
Number of researchers (in FTEs) in R&D	
    Manufacture	1,204.7	
    Services	11,537.1	
    TOTAL ICT SECTOR	12,741.8	
    TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	60,374.3	
Number of female researchers (in FTE) in R&D	
    Manufacture	188.8	
    Services	2,251.6	
    TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2,440.5	
    TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	19,077.0	
Notes:
1) Source: Statistics on Scientific Research and Technological Development Activities FTE: In full-time equivalence
 2) ICT sector according to CNAE 2009: 2611, 2612, 2620, 2630, 2640, 2680, 4651, 4652, 5821, 5829, 6110, 6120, 6130, 6190, 6201, 6202, 6203, 6209, 6311, 6312, 9511, 9512
 3) FTE1: In full-time equivalence
 4) From 2021 the statistical unit is the company, as defined in European Regulation 696/93. For more details, see the source methodology.
Source: National Statistics Institute