ES · 2018 · tsc00001

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance

Spain, 2018

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
1.23
Spain, 2018
▲ 2.5% vs 2017 (1.20)
Analysis

In 2018, Spain's research and development expenditure by sector of performance increased by 2.5% compared to 2017, reaching 1.23.

Spain accounts for 56.7% of the EU-27 total of 2.17.

Spain ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.1% (from 1.27 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
56.7%
EU-27: 2.17
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
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