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Total GERD by sector of Performance: Government
£ 1,539 m
2019
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Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, UK: 2019
What's in the bulletin?
- Expenditure on research and development (R&D) that was performed in the UK rose by £1.3 billion (3.4%) to £38.5 billion in 2019; but this was the lowest percentage growth since 2013.
- The largest components of R&D expenditure were the business sector at £25.9 billion (67% of the UK total), followed by the higher education sector at £9.1 billion (24%).
- Total R&D expenditure represented 1.74% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019; the long-term trend has been for very small growth over time with the value up from 1.59% in 2008 and 1.72% in 2018.
Time series related to Research and development expenditure
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£ 1,539 m 2019
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£ 38,520 m 2019
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£ 1,123 m 2019
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£ 25,948 m 2019
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£ 9,067 m 2019
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£ 843 m 2019
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Datasets related to Research and development expenditure
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Business enterprise research and development
Annual research and development spending and employment by UK businesses, including data by industry type, civil and defence, and regional spread.
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Business enterprise research and development time series
Annual breakdown of research and development spending and employment by UK businesses across different market sectors.
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Gross domestic expenditure on research and development time series
Annual estimates of national research and development (R&D) spending in the UK from the public and private sectors: business enterprise, government, higher education and private non-profit organisations.
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Research and development expenditure by the UK government
Research and development and related expenditure by UK government departments, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and higher education funding bodies. Formerly released as UK government expenditure on science, engineering and technology (SET).
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Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, UK
Annual estimates of research and development in the UK performed and funded by business enterprise, higher education, government, UK Research and Innovation, and private non-profit organisations.
Publications related to Research and development expenditure
Statistical bulletins
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Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, UK: 2019
Annual estimates of research and development performed and funded by business enterprise, higher education, government, UK Research & Innovation and private non-profit organisations.
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Business enterprise research and development, UK: 2020
Research and development spending in the UK by businesses, broken down by product sector and civil and defence work, along with numbers employed.
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Research and development expenditure by the UK government: 2020
Research and development and related expenditure by UK government departments, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and higher education funding bodies. Formerly released as UK government expenditure on science, engineering and technology (SET).
Methodology related to Research and development expenditure
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