ES · 2020 · tsc00001
Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
Spain, 2020
Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
1.40
Spain, 2020
▲ 12.9% vs 2019 (1.24)
Analysis
In 2020, Spain's research and development expenditure by sector of performance increased by 12.9% compared to 2019, reaching 1.40.
Spain accounts for 61.4% of the EU-27 total of 2.28.
Spain ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.7% (from 1.21 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
61.4%
EU-27: 2.28
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00001