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Statistics on scientific research and technological development activities-R&D

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Activities orientated towards Scientific research are covered in the operation Statistics on Scientific Research and Technological Development Activities, which measures the resources (human and material) used in this type of activities by companies, universities and other centres dependent on public bodies that carry out R&D activities.The statistics on R&D can reveal the degree of community competence or scientific progress and its position as regards other surrounding countries.

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Expenditure on R&D increased by 5.6% to stand at 2,114 million euros in the Basque Country (11/14/2025)

Last update > 11/14/2025

Expenditure on Internal R+D (Thousand €) (2024)

2,114,155

Personnel FTE on internal R&D (2024)

24,409.4

Press releases
Expenditure on R&D increased by 5.6% to stand at 2,114 million euros in the Basque Country (11/14/2025)	11/14/2025
Expenditure on internal R&D in the Basque Country increased by 5.0% in 2024 (07/23/2025)	07/23/2025
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country in 2023 exceeded 2,000 million euros for the first time, following growth of 11.6% (11/15/2024)	11/15/2024
Expenditure on internal R&D in the Basque Country rose by 11.7% in 2023 (07/17/2024)	07/17/2024
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country once again exceeded the historic maximum, increasing by 9% and reaching 1,795 million euros in 2022 (11/17/2023)	11/17/2023
Expenditure on internal R&D in the Basque Country rose by 9.1% in 2022 (07/18/2023)	07/18/2023
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country stood at 1,647 million euros in 2021, up 10.5%, reaching the highest figure in its historical series (11/18/2022)	11/18/2022
Expenditure on R&D in 2021 increased by 10.4% in the Basque Country (07/27/2022)	07/27/2022
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country in 2020 reached the maximum in the series with 1,490 million euros, despite the pandemic (11/19/2021)	11/19/2021
Expenditure on R&D increased by 4.1% and reached 1,481.4 million euros in the Basque Country, or 1.86% of GDP, in 2019 (11/20/2020)	11/20/2020
Expenditure on R+D in the Basque Country in 2018 reached an historic maximum of 1,423.4 million euros (11/22/2019)	11/22/2019
Expenditure on R&D in 2018 increased by 4.0% in the Basque Country (07/18/2019)	07/18/2019
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country increased by 1.4% in 2016, after three consecutive years of decreases (11/22/2017)	11/22/2017
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country fell by 1.3% in 2015 (11/18/2016)	11/18/2016
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country fell by 2.1% in 2014 (11/20/2015)	11/20/2015
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country fell by 4.1% in 2013 (11/19/2014)	11/19/2014
Expenditure on R&D in 2013 decreased by 4.9% in the Basque Country (06/19/2014)	06/19/2014
Four regions in the Basque Country accounted for 75.4% of R&D expenditure in 2012 (01/22/2014)	01/22/2014
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country grew by 0.5%, representing 2.12% of GDP in 2012 (11/11/2013)	11/11/2013
Expenditure on R&D in 2012 dropped by 0.8% in the Basque Country (06/27/2013)	06/27/2013
Four regions in Gipuzkoa maintained this Province above the European average in R&D expenditure in terms of GDP (02/19/2013)	02/19/2013
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country grew by 0.4%, representing 2.04% of GDP in 2011 (11/08/2012)	11/08/2012
According to provisional data, expenditure on R&D dropped by 0.3% in 2011 in the Basque Country (06/18/2012)	06/18/2012
Six regions in the Basque Country exceeded the EU-27 percentage of expenditure on R&D over GDP (03/28/2012)	03/28/2012
Gipuzkoa consolidated its position over the European average of expenditure on R&D in terms of GDP (01/27/2012)	01/27/2012
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country represented 2.08% of GDP in 2010 (11/17/2011)	11/17/2011
According to provisional data, spending on R&D increased by 5.1% in the Basque Country in 2010 (06/23/2011)	06/23/2011
The highest expenditure on R&D as a percentage of GDP was in districts of Gipuzkoa (03/23/2011)	03/23/2011
Gipuzkoa consolidated its position over the European average of expenditure on R&D in terms of the GDP (03/07/2011)	03/07/2011
Spending on R&D in the Basque Country accounted for 1.98% of GDP in 2009 (11/19/2010)	11/19/2010
The Alto Debra district continued to head expenditure on R/D in terms of GDP in 2008 (03/11/2010)	03/11/2010
Gipuzkoa exceeds the European average for expenditure on R&D in terms of the GDP for the second year running (02/25/2010)	02/25/2010
Expenditure on R&D in the Basque Country represented 1.85% of the GDP in 2008, which was in line with the average for the European Union (12/04/2009)	12/04/2009
The Alto Deba district allocated 4.42% of its GDP to R&D in 2007 (02/09/2009)	02/09/2009
Gipuzkoa exceeds the European average of expenditure on R&D in terms of the GDP (01/30/2009)	01/30/2009
Spending on R&D in the A.C. of the Basque Country was up by 20% in 2007 (11/14/2008)	11/14/2008
Gipuzkoa is only five hundredths away from the European average as regards investment in R&D expenditure in relation to GDP (01/25/2008)	01/25/2008
Expenditure on R&D in the A.C. of the Basque Country increased by 10.2% in 2006 (12/12/2007)	12/12/2007
Gipuzkoa approaches the European average in R&D expenditure on GDP (12/18/2006)	12/18/2006
Expenditure on R&D in the A.C. of the Basque Country increased by 7.1% in 2005 (12/05/2006)	12/05/2006
Expenditure on R&D as a percentage of the GDP of Gipuzkoa was higher than in Álava and Bizkaia in 2004 (02/23/2006)	02/23/2006
Expenditure on R&D in the A.C. of the Basque Country increased by 9.8% in 2004 (12/26/2005)	12/26/2005
R&D spending in relation to GDP surpassed the Spanish average in all three provinces (03/08/2005)	03/08/2005
R&D expenditure in the A.C. of the Basque Country increased by 4.1% in 2003 (12/22/2004)	12/22/2004
Expenditure on R&D in relation to GDP for Bizkaia (1.56%) was higher than Gipuzkoa (1.53%) and Álava (1.25%) in 2002 (03/23/2004)	03/23/2004
Expenditure on R&D in the A.C. of the Basque Country increased 8.6% in 2002 (12/05/2003)	12/05/2003
EXPENDITURE ON R&D WITH REGARD TO GDP IN GIPUZKOA (1.54%) HIGHER THAN BIZKAIA (1.49%) AND ALAVA (1.40%) (02/03/2003)	02/03/2003
EXPENDITURE ON R&D ROSE 4.2% IN THE A.C. OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY IN 2001 (12/11/2002)	12/11/2002