Methodological datasheet: Internal expenditure on R&D
identification
- name.
- internal expenditure on r&d
- description and source 1 operation code.
- r&d statistics - 043201
- description and source 2 operation code.
- economic accounts - 170112
- responsible entity.
- eustat
- availability.
- year+1
- indicator formula.
- internal expenditure on r&d * 100 / gdp
objective
internal expenditure on r&d is an aggregate that includes all the spending on r&d whose main objective is to measure the global investment in research in the basque country.
the data can be compared internationally if internal expenditure on r&d is relativised and expressed as a percentage of the gdp.
sphere
- population:
all companies, centres depending on public entities and universities involved in r&d.
- geographical sphere:
basque country - provinces.
- time period:
-
annual.
concepts and definitions
this indicator shows all expenditure on r&d expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product.
gdp:the indicator is obtained as quotient, as a percentage.
numerator:
total internal expenditure on r&d: all spending on carrying out r&d actions during the reference year, in the basque country, irrespective of the source of the funds.
r&d: all creative activities carried out systematically to increase the volume of knowledge, including the knowledge of people, culture and society and the use of those to derive new applications. it includes basic research, applied research and technological development.
denominator:
gdp: gross domestic product is the monetary value of all final goods and services that are produced in an economy during the reference year.
codes and nomenclatures
not applicable
quality
eustat website. methodological datasheets: research and development
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