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