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