Indicator type	Activity branch	Reference period	Total
Number of companies carrying out R&D	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2023	184
Number of companies carrying out R&D	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2022	173
Number of companies carrying out R&D	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2021	167
Number of companies carrying out R&D	ICT Services	2023	2.053
Number of companies carrying out R&D	ICT Services	2022	2.074
Number of companies carrying out R&D	ICT Services	2021	1.905
Number of companies carrying out R&D	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2023	2.237
Number of companies carrying out R&D	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2022	2.247
Number of companies carrying out R&D	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2021	2.073
Number of companies carrying out R&D	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2023	11.284
Number of companies carrying out R&D	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2022	11.890
Number of companies carrying out R&D	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2021	11.282
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2023	210.722
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2022	125.016
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2021	109.315
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	ICT Services	2023	2.059.345
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	ICT Services	2022	1.816.928
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	ICT Services	2021	1.525.477
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2023	2.270.067
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2022	1.941.944
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2021	1.634.791
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2023	12.615.739
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2022	10.901.728
Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2021	9.696.150
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2023	2.451,6
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2022	1.842,4
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2021	1.812
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Services	2023	30.845,6
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Services	2022	28.429,3
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Services	2021	24.408,6
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2023	33.297,1
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2022	30.271,6
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2021	26.220,6
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2023	134.793,1
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2022	125.529,2
Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2021	116.465,1
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2023	424,6
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2022	300,3
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2021	300,6
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Services	2023	6.571,8
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Services	2022	5.961,7
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Services	2021	4.970,1
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2023	6.996,4
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2022	6.262
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2021	5.270,6
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2023	42.947,3
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2022	39.629,6
Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2021	36.215,3
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2023	1.620,8
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2022	1.134
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2021	1.204,7
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Services	2023	15.644,1
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Services	2022	13.992,5
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	ICT Services	2021	11.537,1
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2023	17.264,9
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2022	15.126,4
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2021	12.741,8
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2023	71.234,5
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2022	64.911,9
Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2021	60.374,3
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2023	279
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2022	174,3
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Manufacturing Industries	2021	188,8
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Services	2023	3.271,6
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Services	2022	2.782,4
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	ICT Services	2021	2.251,6
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2023	3.550,6
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2022	2.956,7
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL ICT SECTOR	2021	2.440,5
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2023	22.248
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2022	20.117,3
Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE)	TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR	2021	19.077