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: 2018
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: 2017
Science, engineering and technology annual expenditure by UK government departments, research councils and higher education funding councils.
Methodology related to Research and development expenditure
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