Highlights
Total GERD by sector of Performance: Government
£ 1,330 m
2017
- Release date:
- 14 March 2019
- Next release:
- 12 March 2020
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, UK: 2017
What's in the bulletin?
- Research and development (R&D) expenditure rose by £1.6 billion to £34.8 billion in 2017, an increase of 4.8%, which was above the long-term annual average increase of 4.1% since 1990.
- Total R&D expenditure in the UK in 2017 represented 1.69% of gross domestic product (GDP), up from 1.67% in 2016, but remaining below the European Union (EU-28) provisional estimate of 2.07%.
- The UK ranked 11th of all EU countries’ R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP in 2017.
Time series related to Research and development expenditure
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£ 1,330 m 2017
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- 14 March 2019
- Next release:
- 12 March 2020
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£ 34,808 m 2017
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- 14 March 2019
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- 12 March 2020
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£ 866 m 2017
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- 14 March 2019
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- 12 March 2020
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£ 23,685 m 2017
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- 14 March 2019
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- 12 March 2020
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£ 8,173 m 2017
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- 14 March 2019
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- 12 March 2020
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£ 754 m 2017
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- 14 March 2019
- Next release:
- 12 March 2020
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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Government expenditure on science, engineering and technology
Science, engineering and technology (SET) annual expenditure by UK government departments, research councils and higher education funding councils; by current and constant prices.
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Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, UK
Annual estimates of research and development by business enterprise, higher education, government, research councils 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: 2017
Annual estimates of research and development performed and funded by business enterprise, higher education, government, research councils and private non-profit organisations.
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Business enterprise research and development, UK: 2017
Annual spending and numbers employed on research and development in the UK broken down by product sector, and civil and defence businesses.
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Government expenditure on science, engineering and technology, UK: 2016
Science, engineering and technology (SET) annual expenditure by UK government departments, research councils and higher education funding councils. Also includes indicative UK contributions to EU research and development expenditure.
Methodology related to Research and development expenditure
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