Statistics on R&D Activities in the Business Sector 
1964-2020 Series
Personnel employed in R+D activities, in headcount and in FTE, by years and type of indicator. 
Units: specified in variables

,Total personnel: Number of persons,Total personnel: Persons in FTE,Total personnel: Persons in FTE (yearly growth rate),Total personnel: Persons in FTE (parts per thousand with respects to the active population),Researchers: Number of persons,Researchers: Researchers in FTE,Researchers: Researchers in FTE (yearly growth rate),Researchers: Researchers in FTE (parts per thousand with respects to the active population),
2020,378,296,231,769.1,1.03,12.1,244,187,145,371.5,1.04,7.6,
2019,377,862,231,413.3,1.03,11.7,241,372,143,973.9,1.03,7.3,
2018,369,291,225,696.4,1.05,11.7,234,798,140,120.1,1.05,7.2,
2017,354,333,215,744.5,1.05,11.5,225,995,133,213.2,1.05,7.1,
2016,341,809,205,872.9,1.02,11.2,218,680,126,633.4,1.03,6.9,
2015,338,179,200,865.8,1.00,11.2,214,227,122,437.0,1.00,6.9,
2014,332,871,200,232.6,0.98,11.5,210,104,122,235.4,0.99,7.0,
2013(**),333,134,203,302.0,0.97,11.9,208,767,123,224.7,0.97,7.2,
2013,333,134,203,302.0,0.97,12.1,208,767,123,224.7,0.97,7.4,
2012,342,901,208,831.0,0.97,12.1,215,544,126,778.0,0.97,7.3,
2011,353,911,215,079.0,0.97,11.9,220,254,130,235.0,0.97,7.2,
2010,360,229,222,022.0,1.01,12.0,224,000,134,653.0,1.01,7.3,
2009,358,803,220,777.3,1.02,11.7,221,314,133,803.4,1.02,7.1,
2008,352,611,215,676.4,1.07,10.6,217,716,130,986.3,1.07,6.5,
2007,331,192,201,108.2,1.06,9.9,206,190,122,624.1,1.06,6.0,
2006,309,893,188,977.6,1.08,9.6,193,024,115,798.4,1.06,5.9,
2005,282,804,174,772.9,1.08,9.2,181,023,109,720.3,1.09,5.8,
2004,267,943,161,933.0,1.07,9.0,169,970,100,994.0,1.09,5.6,
2003,249,969,151,487.4,1.13,8.8,158,566,92,522.7,1.11,5.3,
2002,232,019,134,258.0,1.03,7.7,150,098,83,318.0,1.02,4.8,
2001(*),218,414,130,353.0,..,7.2,143,332,81,669.0,..,4.5,
2001,209,011,125,750.0,1.04,6.9,140,407,80,081.0,1.04,4.4,
2000,..,120,618.0,1.18,6.8,..,76,670.0,1.25,4.3,
1999,178,189,102,238.0,1.05,5.9,116,595,61,568.0,1.02,3.6,
1998,..,97,098.0,1.11,5.7,..,60,269.0,1.12,3.5,
1997,155,117,87,150.0,1.00,5.2,103,905,53,883.0,1.04,3.2,
1996,..,87,264.0,1.09,5.3,..,51,633.0,1.09,3.1,
1995,147,046,79,987.0,0.99,4.9,100,070,47,342.0,0.99,2.9,
1994,..,80,399.0,1.06,5.0,..,47,867.0,1.10,3.0,
1993,121,098,75,734.0,1.03,4.8,80,113,43,367.0,1.04,2.7,
1992,118,749,73,320.0,1.01,4.7,77,430,41,681.0,1.03,2.7,
1991,108,594,72,406.0,1.04,4.6,73,551,40,642.0,1.08,2.6,
1990,101,546,69,684.0,1.10,4.5,66,582,37,676.0,1.14,2.4,
1989,92,390,63,155.0,1.15,4.1,59,592,32,914.0,1.06,2.2,
1988,87,066,54,807.0,1.13,3.6,56,261,31,170.0,1.18,2.1,
1987,77,022,48,486.0,1.07,3.3,49,007,26,463.0,1.08,1.8,
1986,70,122,45,261.0,1.11,3.2,45,255,24,525.0,1.14,1.7,
1985,63,109,40,654.0,1.03,2.9,40,848,21,455.0,1.05,1.5,
1984,61,074,39,287.0,1.09,2.8,39,607,20,506.0,1.05,1.5,
1983,57,321,36,171.0,1.02,2.6,38,175,19,453.0,1.04,1.4,
1982,56,472,35,531.0,0.98,2.6,37,122,18,782.0,0.97,1.4,
1981,55,297,36,221.0,1.02,2.7,36,564,19,268.0,1.05,1.4,
Notes:
1) FTE: Full Time Equivalent  
  Years 1994, 1996 and 1998 are estimates.  
  Data of years 2001(*) onwards include continuous and  occasional R+D 
.  Since 1995 'Total personnel' and 'Researchers' include the  PNP sector.
  '..' data not available
1) ~'type of indicator,Total personnel: Persons in FTE (parts per thousand with respects to the active population)'~To 2002 its calculated parts per thousand with respects to the active population
1) ~'type of indicator,Researchers: Researchers in FTE (parts per thousand with respects to the active population)'~To 2002 its calculated parts per thousand with respects to the active population
Source: National Statistics Institute