Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector 
Science and technology indicators
Personnel employed in R+D activities by years and sectors/unit.
Units: persons and percentage (full time equivalent)

	Total (full time equivalent)	Public Administration: Total (full time equivalent)	Public Administration: %	Higher education: Total (full time equivalent)	Higher education: %	Companies: Total (full time equivalent)	Companies: %	PNPI: Total (full time equivalent)	PNPI: %	
2007	201,108	37,919	19	75,148	37	87,543	44	499	0	
2006	188,978	34,588	18	70,950	38	82,870	44	570	0	
2005	174,773	32,077	18	66,996	38	75,345	43	356	0	
2004	161,933	27,166	17	63,331	39	71,123	44	313	0	
2003	151,487	25,760	17	60,307	40	65,032	43	389	0	
2002	134,258	23,211	17	54,233	40	56,337	42	477	0	
2001(*)	130,353	23,483	18	54,623	42	51,048	39	1,200	1	
2001	125,750	23,468	19	54,623	43	46,465	37	1,195	1	
2000	120,618	22,400	19	49,470	41	47,055	39	1,693	1	
1999	102,238	22,283	22	40,626	40	38,323	37	1,005	1	
1998	97,098	20,170	21	41,041	42	34,667	36	1,220	1	
1997	87,150	19,189	22	36,843	42	30,023	35	1,095	1	
1996	87,264	17,866	20	38,956	45	29,431	34	1,011	1	
1995	79,987	17,153	22	34,330	43	27,557	34	947	1	
1994	80,399	17,546	22	34,642	43	27,321	34	890	1	
1993	75,734	17,266	23	29,839	39	27,781	37	848	1	
1992	73,320	16,678	23	27,553	37	28,590	39	499	1	
1991	72,406	17,519	24	25,360	35	29,151	40	376	1	
1990	69,684	17,170	24	23,654	34	28,508	41	352	1	
1989	63,155	14,606	23	22,500	36	25,865	41	184	0	
1988	54,807	13,747	25	16,912	31	23,678	43	470	1	
1987	48,486	12,643	26	15,100	31	20,361	42	382	1	
1986	45,261	11,636	26	14,305	31	19,007	42	313	1	
1985	40,654	10,031	25	13,763	34	16,860	41	..	..	
1984	39,287	10,695	27	13,570	35	15,022	38	..	..	
1983	36,171	10,213	28	13,053	36	12,905	36	..	..	
1982	35,531	10,595	30	12,022	34	12,914	36	..	..	
1981	36,221	11,805	33	12,410	34	12,006	33	..	..	
Notes:
1) Full time equivalent  
 '..' data not available The data from the year 2001* and subsequent years include ongoing and occasional R&D. 
 In the years 1994, 1996 and 1998, 'Total' and 'PNPI' are estimates 
  For years 1981 to 1988 in the section 'Higher education' the  personnel employed in R+D coincides with the 
 researchers since the rest of the personnel is not considered.
Source: National Statistics Institute