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R&D expenditure

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Year Enterprises Public sector 1 Higher education sector 2 Total GDP share of R&D 3

milj. € % milj. € % milj. € % milj. € %
1991 975 57 358 21 378 22 1711 2
1992 992 57 372 21 384 22 1747 2,1
1993 1049 58 380 21 368 21 1796 2,2
1994 1250 62 380 19 379 19 2008 2,3
1995 1373 63 374 17 425 20 2172 2,3
1996 1657 66 395 16 452 18 2504 2,5
1997 1917 66 409 14 580 20 2905 2,7
1998 2253 67 444 13 658 20 3354 2,9
1999 2644 68 470 12 765 20 3879 3,2
2000 3136 71 497 11 789 18 4423 3,4
2001 3284 71 501 11 834 18 4619 3,3
2002 3375 70 530 11 926 19 4830 3,4
2003 3528 70 515 10 962 19 5005 3,4
2004 3684 70 530 10 1040 20 5253 3,4
2005 3877 71 555 10 1042 19 5474 3,5
2006 4108 71 574 10 1079 19 5761 3,4
2007 4513 72 565 9 1165 19 6243 3,5
2008 5102 74 588 9 1181 17 6871 3,7

Source: Statistics Finland, Science and Technology Statistics                    Table with figure

1) Including private non-profit sector

2) From 1997, including central university hospitals and from 1999, including polytechnics

3) GDP 2006–2008 Statistics Finland's preliminary data

Nearly EUR 6.9 billion was spent on research and development activities in Finland in 2008. In 2009 R&D expenditure is estimated to remain more or less on level with 2008.

R&D expenditure has been growing without interruption since the early 1990s, mainly owing to business enterprises but in recent years also due to risen expenditure in the higher education sector. Business enterprises nowadays account for 74 per cent of R&D expenditure. The increase in business enterprise R&D expenditure is due to the electronics industry.

>> GDP share of R&D expenditure in certain countries
>> R&D expenditure by operating sector and source of financing


8.12.2009 Statistics Finland