Sector of performance Research Total Total sectors Total 19.324.755 Total sectors Applied research 4.462.279 Total sectors Experimental development 8.996.640 Total sectors Until 2016, the expenditure in this table refers to the current expenditure on intramural R&D. As of 2017 the expenditure of this 5.865.836 Government Total 3.329.694 Government Applied research 1.534.094 Government Experimental development 1.315.129 Government Until 2016, the expenditure in this table refers to the current expenditure on intramural R&D. As of 2017 the expenditure of this 480.471 Higher education Total 5.026.022 Higher education Applied research 2.606.160 Higher education Experimental development 1.850.112 Higher education Until 2016, the expenditure in this table refers to the current expenditure on intramural R&D. As of 2017 the expenditure of this 569.751 Enterprises Total 10.901.728 Enterprises Applied research 294.414 Enterprises Experimental development 5.795.973 Enterprises Until 2016, the expenditure in this table refers to the current expenditure on intramural R&D. As of 2017 the expenditure of this 4.811.340 PNP Total 67.311 PNP Applied research 27.611 PNP Experimental development 35.426 PNP Until 2016, the expenditure in this table refers to the current expenditure on intramural R&D. As of 2017 the expenditure of this 4.274