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)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00001