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.
Research and development expenditure of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 (in million GBP)*
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 21, 2017). Research and development expenditure of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 (in million GBP)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/411836/united-kingdom-uk-research-and-development-spend/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Research and development expenditure of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 (in million GBP)*." Chart. November 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411836/united-kingdom-uk-research-and-development-spend/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Research and development expenditure of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 (in million GBP)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411836/united-kingdom-uk-research-and-development-spend/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Research and Development Expenditure of Businesses in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2016 (in Million Gbp)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411836/united-kingdom-uk-research-and-development-spend/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Research and development expenditure of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 (in million GBP)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411836/united-kingdom-uk-research-and-development-spend/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Research and development expenditure of businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2016 (in million GBP)* [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 21, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/411836/united-kingdom-uk-research-and-development-spend/