High Technology Indicators 
High Technology Indicators. 2021
Indicators related to R+D in companies by type of indicator and high tech sectors.  
Units: Specified in each indicator

;Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros);Internal R&D expenditure / Total expenditure in high and medium-high technology sectors (%);Internal R&D expenditure / Total expenditure in all business sectors (%);Internal R&D/researchers expenditure;Internal R&D staff (FTE). Total;Internal R&D staff/Total staff in high and medium-high technology sectors (%);Internal R&D staff/Total staff in all business sectors (%);% women in internal R&D staff;Research staff (FTE). Total;Research staff/Total staff in high and medium-high technology sectors (%);Research staff/Total staff in all business sectors (%);% Female researchers;
A. High and medium-high technology manufacturing sectors (B+C);3,308,971;49.5;34.1;216.9;30,881.9;41.1;26.5;31.5;15,258.2;37.5;25.3;31.1;
B. High-tech manufacturing sectors;1,433,250;21.4;14.8;205.3;12,261.3;16.3;10.5;40.3;6,982.4;17.2;11.6;36.5;
B.1 Pharmaceutical product manufacturing (CNAE 21);781,528;11.7;8.1;298.0;5,452.8;7.3;4.7;67.0;2,622.3;6.4;4.3;66.5;
B.2 Computer, electronic and optical product manufacturing (CNAE 26);199,292;3.0;2.1;102.8;3,108.9;4.1;2.7;16.6;1,937.9;4.8;3.2;15.8;
B.3 Manufacture of other transport materials (CNAE 30);452,430;6.8;4.7;186.8;3,699.7;4.9;3.2;20.9;2,422.2;6.0;4.0;20.6;
C. Medium - high-technology manufacturing sectors;1,875,721;28.0;19.3;226.7;18,620.6;24.8;16.0;25.7;8,275.9;20.3;13.7;26.6;
C.1 Chemical industry (CNAE 20);331,803;5.0;3.4;156.0;4,443.3;5.9;3.8;49.0;2,127.3;5.2;3.5;49.7;
C.2 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (CNAE 25);42,440;0.6;0.4;627.2;216.6;0.3;0.2;12.5;67.7;0.2;0.1;11.9;
C.3 Manufacture of electrical material and equipment, manufacture of NCOP machinery and equipment, manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (CNAE 27 to 29);1,308,941;19.6;13.5;240.6;12,329.3;16.4;10.6;17.2;5,440.7;13.4;9.0;17.2;
C.4 Manufacture of other transport material except: shipbuilding, aeronautical and space construction and their machinery (CNAE 30 except 30.1 and 30.3);135,500;2.0;1.4;452.3;1,076.3;1.4;0.9;22.2;299.6;0.7;0.5;20.9;
C.5 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies (CNAE 32.5);57,038;0.9;0.6;167.5;555.2;0.7;0.5;42.0;340.6;0.8;0.6;39.1;
D. High-technology services;3,379,583;50.5;34.9;132.8;44,253.9;58.9;37.9;31.2;25,444.8;62.5;42.1;31.7;
D.1 Motion picture, video and television programme activities, sound recording and music publishing activities Radio and television programming and broadcasting activities. Telecommunications programming, consulting and other IT information activities (CNAE 59 to 63);1,446,343;21.6;14.9;132.3;23,429.3;31.2;20.1;20.8;10,933.0;26.9;18.1;20.2;
D.2 Research and development (CNAE 72);1,933,241;28.9;19.9;133.2;20,824.6;27.7;17.9;42.9;14,511.9;35.7;24.0;40.4;
Total high and medium-high technology sectors;6,688,555;100.0;69.0;164.3;75,135.9;100.0;64.4;31.3;40,703.0;100.0;67.4;31.5;
Total business sector;9,696,149;.;100.0;160.5;116,639.0;.;100.0;31.1;60,395.8;.;100.0;31.6;
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) .'=data point not available 
 2) FTE: Full Time Equivalence 
 3) Source: Statistics on Scientific Research and Technological Development activities
 4) High Technology Sector as per CNAE 2009: 20, 21, 25.4, 26, 27-29, 30 except 30.1, 32.5, 59-63 and 72.
 5) The change of nomenclature in the literals is for the sake of greater clarity and is not a methodological change.
Source: National Statistics Institute