ACRONYMS National Statistics Institute

Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

Scope
Climate change
Action line
Favourable conditions and Adaptation to Climate Change
Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global
  • European (sdg_09_10)
  • National
Correlation with other sets of indicators
SDG: 9.5.1.1
Description
Share of R & D expenditure to GDP
Calculation method

$$PPIBG_{I+D}^{t}=\frac{G_{I+D}^{t}}{PIB^{t}} \cdot 100$$Where \(G_{I+D}^{t}\): is the expenditure on research and development in year t and \(PIB^{t}\): is the gross domestic product at current prices in year t.

Unit of measure
Percentage
Source
INE together with Órganos centrales de estadística de las comunidades autónomas y consejerías/departamentos con competencia en la materia de las comunidades autónomas, CDTI, Agencia Estatal de Investigación e Instituto de Salud Carlos III O.A. (MCNU)
Periodicity
Annual
Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)
Autonomous communities, Implementation Sectors
Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)
Yes
Statistical operation
Statistics on R+D Activities (ISO code: 30058)
Responsible institution
INE together with Órganos centrales de estadística de las comunidades autónomas y consejerías/departamentos con competencia en la materia de las comunidades autónomas, CDTI, Agencia Estatal de Investigación e Instituto de Salud Carlos III O.A. (MCNU)
Link to Eurostat metadata
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector (sdg_09_10)
Date of the last metadata update
04/09/2023
Observations

In the denominator has been taken since 2012 the GDPpm Statistical Review 2019, which is provisional for 2018 and progress data for 2019. Its source is the Annual National Accounting. The population scope of the Statistics on R & D Activities covers companies, public bodies, universities and higher education institutions and private non-profit institutions that carry out R & D activities