Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector 1964-2020 Series Current internal expenditure on R+D activities by years and type of research. Units: thousands of euros and percentage Total (thousands of euros) Basic research: Total (thousands of euros) Basic research: % Applied research: Total (thousands of euros) Applied research: % Technological development: Total (thousands of euros) Technological development: % 2020 15,768,133 3,739,981 23.7 7,197,545 45.6 4,830,608 30.6 2019 15,572,052 3,638,276 23.4 6,747,696 43.3 5,186,080 33.3 2018 14,945,692 3,146,497 21.1 6,141,639 41.1 5,657,557 37.9 2017 14,063,444 2,990,817 21.3 5,789,033 41.2 5,283,594 37.6 2016 12,386,387 2,695,430 21.8 5,088,994 41.1 4,601,964 37.2 2015 12,054,700 2,628,723 21.8 4,947,329 41.0 4,478,649 37.2 2014 11,844,113 2,677,916 22.6 4,827,283 40.8 4,338,914 36.6 2013 11,962,637 2,736,626 22.9 4,942,100 41.3 4,283,911 35.8 2012 12,005,493 2,767,008 23.0 4,961,474 41.3 4,277,011 35.6 2011 12,432,696 2,843,504 22.9 5,178,705 41.7 4,410,486 35.5 2010 12,724,215 2,834,310 22.3 5,409,877 42.5 4,480,028 35.2 2009 12,600,518 2,814,511 22.3 5,228,623 41.5 4,557,384 36.2 2008 12,007,813 2,508,078 20.9 5,196,233 43.3 4,303,502 35.8 2007 10,846,132 2,186,658 20.2 4,727,182 43.6 3,932,292 36.3 2006 9,605,147 1,838,630 19.1 4,152,421 43.2 3,614,096 37.6 2005 8,403,736 1,794,766 21.4 3,470,510 41.3 3,138,461 37.3 2004 7,392,606 1,675,264 22.7 2,900,030 39.2 2,817,312 38.1 2003 6,699,356 1,605,253 24.0 2,703,218 40.4 2,390,886 35.7 2002 5,951,021 1,103,804 18.5 2,348,319 39.5 2,498,895 42.0 2001(*) 5,103,540 1,003,093 19.7 1,978,128 38.8 2,122,319 41.6 2001 4,928,800 997,413 20.2 1,910,373 38.8 2,021,014 41.0 2000 4,664,629 954,667 20.5 1,709,564 36.6 2,000,397 42.9 1999 4,000,575 880,269 22.0 1,475,667 36.9 1,644,640 41.1 1998 3,775,955 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1997 3,248,843 740,946 22.8 1,260,881 38.8 1,247,016 38.4 1996 3,190,094 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1995 2,915,930 738,337 25.3 1,078,919 37.0 1,098,674 37.7 1994 2,746,463 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1993 2,727,375 586,173 21.5 992,620 36.4 1,148,582 42.1 1992 2,598,957 520,963 20.0 962,371 37.0 1,115,623 43.0 1991 2,354,850 432,542 18.4 905,821 38.5 1,016,486 43.1 1990 2,064,831 370,957 18.0 824,547 39.9 869,328 42.1 1989 1,602,875 301,065 18.8 651,281 40.6 650,529 40.6 1988 1,357,740 243,795 18.0 562,607 41.4 551,338 40.6 1987 1,079,508 196,002 18.2 458,224 42.4 425,282 39.4 1986 935,620 192,246 20.6 385,940 41.2 357,434 38.2 1985 759,980 162,099 21.3 290,319 38.2 307,562 40.5 1984 633,371 144,315 22.8 260,106 41.1 228,950 36.1 1983 542,636 121,813 22.4 238,986 44.1 181,836 33.5 1982 483,677 103,813 21.5 201,796 41.7 178,068 36.8 1981 392,491 83,463 21.3 154,160 39.3 154,869 39.4 Notes: 1) Years 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985 do not include the PNP sector. Years 1994, 1996 and 1998 are estimates. Data of years 2001(*) onwards include continuous and occasional R+D . '..' data not available Source: National Statistics Institute