Pharmaceutical businesses: R&D funding sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020

Published by
Matej Mikulic,
Aug 25, 2023
This statistic shows the amount funded to UK businesses operating in the pharmaceuticals industry for research and development purposes in 2020, by source of funding. In that year, over 3.8 billion British pounds worth of funding for R&D in the pharmaceutical industry came from the business' own funds.

Research and development funding in pharmaceutical businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by source (in million GBP)

CharacteristicExpenditure in million GBP
UK government 12
Other 122
Overseas 1,070
Own funds 3,813
Showing entries 1 to 4 (4 entries in total)
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Release date

November 2021

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

5,500 respondents

Special properties

businesses known to perform R&D

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The data refers to business R&D performed in the UK irrespective of the residence of the ultimate owner. Overseas activities of affiliates of UK businesses are not included by the source.

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