Indicator type Activity branch Reference period Total Number of companies carrying out R&D Manufacture 2022 173 Number of companies carrying out R&D Manufacture 2021 167 Number of companies carrying out R&D Services 2022 2,074 Number of companies carrying out R&D Services 2021 1,905 Number of companies carrying out R&D TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2022 2,247 Number of companies carrying out R&D TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2021 2,073 Number of companies carrying out R&D TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2022 11,890 Number of companies carrying out R&D TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2021 11,282 Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros) Manufacture 2022 125,016 Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros) Manufacture 2021 109,315 Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros) Services 2022 1,816,928 Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros) Services 2021 1,525,477 Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2022 1,941,944 Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2021 1,634,791 Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2022 10,901,728 Internal R&D expenditure (thousands of euros) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2021 9,696,150 Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE) Manufacture 2022 1,842.4 Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE) Manufacture 2021 1,812.0 Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE) Services 2022 28,429.3 Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE) Services 2021 24,408.6 Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2022 30,271.6 Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2021 26,220.6 Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2022 125,529.2 Staff engaged in R&D. Total (FTE) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2021 116,465.1 Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE) Manufacture 2022 300.3 Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE) Manufacture 2021 300.6 Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE) Services 2022 5,961.7 Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE) Services 2021 4,970.1 Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2022 6,262.0 Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2021 5,270.6 Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2022 39,629.6 Staff engaged in R&D. Women (FTE) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2021 36,215.3 Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE) Manufacture 2022 1,134.0 Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE) Manufacture 2021 1,204.7 Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE) Services 2022 13,992.5 Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE) Services 2021 11,537.1 Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2022 15,126.4 Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2021 12,741.8 Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2022 64,911.9 Research personnel in R&D. Total (FTE) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2021 60,374.3 Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE) Manufacture 2022 174.3 Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE) Manufacture 2021 188.8 Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE) Services 2022 2,782.4 Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE) Services 2021 2,251.6 Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2022 2,956.7 Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE) TOTAL ICT SECTOR 2021 2,440.5 Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2022 20,117.3 Research personnel in R&D. Women (FTE) TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR 2021 19,077.0