Annual estimates of research and development in the UK performed and funded by business enterprise, higher education, government, UK Research and Innovation, and private non-profit organisations.

This statistic displays total expenditure on research and development by businesses operating wholesale and retail trade industries in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2018 to 2021. R&D expenditure in the UK retail and wholesale industry was reported to amount to *** billion British pounds in 2021.

In 2021, almost ***** percent of GDP was spent on research and development, the second-highest share in the provided time interval. The expenditure on R&D as a share of GDP fluctuated over the provided time interval. Considerable increase seen after 2015 due to methodological changes. This statistic displays the share of GDP spent on research and development in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2021.

This statistic shows expenditure on research and development by UK businesses operating in the pharmaceutical industry from 2002 to 2022. In 2023, expenditure on R&D amounted to approximately nine billion British pounds, a massive increase compared to pre-pandemic years.

This statistic shows total annual expenditure on research and development by UK businesses operating across all industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, telecommunications and more between 2005 and 2016. In 2016, expenditure on R&D reached 22.2 billion British pounds.

This statistic shows the expenditure on research and development by UK businesses operating in the food product, beverages and tobacco product industries from 2003 to 2020. In 2020, expenditure on R&D reached *** million British pounds.

Research and development and related expenditure by UK government departments and devolved administrations

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in United Kingdom was reported at 2.8971 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United Kingdom - Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This statistic shows expenditure on research and development by UK businesses operating in the textiles, clothing and leather product industries from 2006 to 2022. In 2022, expenditure on R&D amounted to *** million British pounds, a significant increase compared to previous years.

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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.

This statistic presents the amount funded to UK businesses for research and development purposes in 2016, by the source of funding. The UK government provided the majority of R&D funding, with businesses in the United Kingdom receiving approximately 16.2 billion British pounds. An additional 3.49 billion was generated from overseas sources.

The United Kingdom government spent approximately 37.1 billion British pounds on research and development in 2018, a peak for the provided time period, an an increase of 2.3 billion compared with 2017.

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This statistic shows expenditure on research and development by UK businesses operating in the agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing industries from 2002 to 2018. In 2018, expenditure on R&D reached *** million British pounds.

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United Kingdom UB: R&D Expenditure: Source of Fund: UK Government data was reported at 1,734.000 GBP mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,820.000 GBP mn for 2015. United Kingdom UB: R&D Expenditure: Source of Fund: UK Government data is updated yearly, averaging 1,128.500 GBP mn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,886.000 GBP mn in 2014 and a record low of 0.000 GBP mn in 1984. United Kingdom UB: R&D Expenditure: Source of Fund: UK Government data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.S024: Business Enterprises: R&D Expenditure: Source of Fund.

United Kingdom UB: R&D Expenditure: Source of Fund: Other UK Business data was reported at 523.000 GBP mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 384.000 GBP mn for 2015. United Kingdom UB: R&D Expenditure: Source of Fund: Other UK Business data is updated yearly, averaging 510.500 GBP mn from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2016, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,272.000 GBP mn in 2005 and a record low of 0.000 GBP mn in 1988. United Kingdom UB: R&D Expenditure: Source of Fund: Other UK Business data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.S024: Business Enterprises: R&D Expenditure: Source of Fund.

Annual research and development (R&D) spending by UK businesses, designated as official statistics.

This statistic shows public sector expenditure on defence research and development in the United Kingdom from 2013/14 to 2018/19. Public sector spending on defence research and development fluctuated during this period, peaking at over two billion in 2014/15.