Share of research and development expenditure in gross domestic product rose to three per cent in 2021

Release related to topics:Education and research Enterprises National economy

release 27/10/2022 | Research and development 2021

Change

Two new database tables were published for the statistics on research and development.

R&D expenditure by sector and share of GDP 2021

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GDP share of R&D expenditure was 3.0 per cent in 2021.
Total R&D expenditure increased by 8.1 per cent from the previous year.
Enterprises were the source of the growth; their R&D expenditure went up by 11 per cent.

Change

Two new database tables were published for the statistics on research and development.

Statistics used in the release

Research and development

Database tables

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Updated database tables

11qr

Enterprises' R&D expenditure according to the type of R&D by size category of personnel(External link)

Classifications used:

Size class of personnel
Type of research

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11qt

Number of enterprises with research and development activity according to size category of personnel by industry(External link)

Classifications used:

Industry
Size class of personnel

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11qz

Enterprises' R&D expenditure according to the type of R&D by industry(External link)

Classifications used:

Industry
Type of research

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11r2

Enterprises' R&D expenditure according to the type of cost by industry(External link)

Classifications used:

Industry
Type of cost

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11r4

R&D expenditure by source of funding and sector(External link)

Classifications used:

Performing sector
Source of funding

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

12ka

R&D expenditure in the higher education sector according to the type of cost by research organization(External link)

Classifications used:

Type of cost
Research organisation

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11r5

Enterprises' R&D expenditure by according to the type of cost by size category of personnel(External link)

Classifications used:

Size class of personnel
Type of cost

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11ss

Enterprises' R&D expenditure by product field(External link)

Classifications used:

Product field

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

118s

Government and private non-profit sector R&D expenditure and R&D in full-time equivalents by field of R&D(External link)

Classifications used:

Field of Science

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

129y

R&D expenditure in the higher education sector according to the source of funds by field of R&D(External link)

Classifications used:

Field of Science
Source of funds

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

129x

R&D expenditure in the higher education sector according to the source of funds by higher education institute(External link)

Classifications used:

Higher Education Institution
Source of funds

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

129z

R&D expenditure in the higher education sector according to the type of R&D(External link)

Classifications used:

Higher Education Institution
Type of Reaserch

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11au

Government and private non-profit sector R&D expenditure according to the source of funds by sector(External link)

Classifications used:

Performing sector
Source of funds

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11at

Government and private non-profit sector R&D expenditure according to the type of R&D by sector(External link)

Classifications used:

Performing sector
Type of research

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11av

Government and private non-profit sector R&D expenditure according to the type of cost by sector(External link)

Classifications used:

Performing sector
Type of cost

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11sh

Enterprises' R&D expenditure according to the source of funds by size category of personnel(External link)

Classifications used:

Size class of personnel
Source of funds

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11sa

Enterprises' R&D expenditure according to the source of funds by industry(External link)

Classifications used:

Industry
Source of funds

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

129j

R&D personnel in the higher education sector according to qualification and gender by higher education institute(External link)

Classifications used:

Higher Education Institution
Qualification
Gender

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

129u

R&D personnel in the higher education sector according to function by higher education institute(External link)

Classifications used:

Higher Education Institution
Occupation
Gender

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

129w

R&D in full-time equivalents in the higher education sector according to the source of funds by field of R&D, (External link)

Classifications used:

Field of Science
Source of Funding

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

129v

R&D in full-time equivalents in the higher education sector according to the source of funds by higher education institute(External link)

Classifications used:

Source of Funding
Higher Education Institution

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

12a1

R&D personnel in universities according to gender and age group by field of R&D(External link)

Classifications used:

Age Classification
Gender
Field of Science

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11sn

Enterprises' R&D personnel and R&D in full-time equivalents according to function by size class of personnel(External link)

Classifications used:

Size class of personnel
Occupation

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11sp

Enterprises' R&D personnel and R&D in full-time equivalents according to qualification by size class of personnel(External link)

Classifications used:

Size class of personnel
Qualification

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11sj

Enterprises' R&D personnel and R&D in full-time equivalents according to function by industry(External link)

Classifications used:

Industry
Occupation

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11sv

R&D personnel and full-time equivalents spent on research according to occupation by sector(External link)

Classifications used:

Sector
Occupation

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11sq

Enterprises' R&D personnel and R&D in full-time equivalents according to qualification by industry(External link)

Classifications used:

Qualification
Industry

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11st

R&D personnel and R&D in full-time equivalents according to qualification by sector(External link)

Classifications used:

Sector
Qualification

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11aw

Government and private non-profit sector R&D personnel and R&D in full-time equivalents according to qualification by sector(External link)

Classifications used:

Performing sector
Qualification

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

11ax

Government and private non-profit sector R&D personnel and R&D in full-time equivalents according to function by sector(External link)

Classifications used:

Performing sector
Occupation

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

122c

R&D personnel and researchers by field of R&D and by performing sector(External link)

Classifications used:

Sector
Field of R&D

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

12s4

Government sector R&D personnel by task and gender according to main field of science(External link)

Classifications used:

Field of R&D
Occupation

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

New database tables

13ri

R&D expenditure by sector and share of GDP(External link)

Classifications used:

Sector

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

13tn

Research and development expenditure, personnel and full-time equivalents by region (External link)

Classifications used:

Region
Sector

Reference period cycle:

year

Updating frequency:

year

Statistics:

Research and development

Updated:

27/10/2023

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Research and development [online publication].

Reference period: 2021. ISSN=2342-6721. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.10.2024].

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