Highlights
Total GERD by sector of Performance: Government
£ 1,335 m
2016
- Release date:
- 15 March 2018
- Next release:
- 14 March 2019
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, UK: 2016
What's in the bulletin?
- Research and development (R&D) continued to grow, expanding by £1.4 billion to £33.1 billion in 2016, an increase of 4.3%, above the long-term annual average increase of 4.1% since 1990.
- Most of this year’s growth came from the business sector, where it grew by £1.2 billion to £22.2 billion, an increase of 6%.
- Total R&D expenditure in the UK in 2016 represented 1.67% of gross domestic product (GDP), unchanged from 2015, remaining below the European Union (EU-28) provisional estimate of 2.03%.
Time series related to Research and development expenditure
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£ 1,335 m 2016
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- 15 March 2018
- Next release:
- 14 March 2019
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£ 33,130 m 2016
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- 15 March 2018
- Next release:
- 14 March 2019
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£ 837 m 2016
- Release date:
- 15 March 2018
- Next release:
- 14 March 2019
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£ 22,224 m 2016
- Release date:
- 15 March 2018
- Next release:
- 14 March 2019
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£ 8,035 m 2016
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- 15 March 2018
- Next release:
- 14 March 2019
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£ 699 m 2016
- Release date:
- 15 March 2018
- Next release:
- 14 March 2019
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 drawn from the public and private sectors: business enterprise, government, higher education and private non-profit organisations. It also shows which sectors are providing R&D funding, and includes civil and defence expenditure.
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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 expenditure on research and development (R&D) in the UK.
Publications related to Research and development expenditure
Statistical bulletins
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Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, UK: 2016
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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