Spain ES: Total Business Enterprise R&D Personnel: Per Thousand Employment In Industry

1981 - 2021 | Yearly | Per 1000 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Spain ES: Total Business Enterprise R&D Personnel: Per Thousand Employment In Industry data was reported at 8.002 Per 1000 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.333 Per 1000 for 2020. Spain ES: Total Business Enterprise R&D Personnel: Per Thousand Employment In Industry data is updated yearly, averaging 3.645 Per 1000 from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2021, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.002 Per 1000 in 2021 and a record low of 1.181 Per 1000 in 1981. Spain ES: Total Business Enterprise R&D Personnel: Per Thousand Employment In Industry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.OECD.MSTI: Number of Researchers and Personnel on Research and Development: OECD Member: Annual.

For Spain, beginning in 2008, the R&D questionnaire includes a specific category for on-site consultants undertaking R&D projects in the enterprise; as well as a specific category within the breakdown of current costs.Since 2004, loans for R&D that are returnable are not included in GBARD, in order to ensure international comparability.
From 2002, R&D expenditure and personnel data for the business enterprise sector include both occasional and regular R&D.Prior to 1989 R&D personnel data for the Higher Education sector only include researchers. In consequence, total R&D personnel may be underestimated in these years by between 10 and 15 %.
In 1992 there was an upward re-estimation of General University Funds causing a break in series in the financing of HERD and GERD. In 1995, the sources of funds for R&D in the Higher Education sector were reviewed; own funds are now separated from the General University Funds, where they were previously included.
In 1997, the defence objective in GBARD almost doubled in magnitude due to an exceptional contribution by the Ministry for Industry and Energy. The incorporation in 1997 of the Spanish contribution to CERN has involved substantial changes in the 'Energy' category.
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Definition of MSTI variables 'Value Added of Industry' and 'Industrial Employment':

R&D data are typically expressed as a percentage of GDP to allow cross-country comparisons. When compiling such indicators for the business enterprise sector, one may wish to exclude, from GDP measures, economic activities for which the Business R&D (BERD) is null or negligible by definition. By doing so, the adjusted denominator (GDP, or Value Added, excluding non-relevant industries) better correspond to the numerator (BERD) with which it is compared to.

The MSTI variable 'Value added in industry' is used to this end:

It is calculated as the total Gross Value Added (GVA) excluding 'real estate activities' (ISIC rev.4 68) where the 'imputed rent of owner-occupied dwellings', specific to the framework of the System of National Accounts, represents a significant share of total GVA and has no R&D counterpart. Moreover, the R&D performed by the community, social and personal services is mainly driven by R&D performers other than businesses.

Consequently, the following service industries are also excluded: ISIC rev.4 84 to 88 and 97 to 98. GVA data are presented at basic prices except for the People's Republic of China, Japan and New Zealand (expressed at producers' prices).In the same way, some indicators on R&D personnel in the business sector are expressed as a percentage of industrial employment. The latter corresponds to total employment excluding ISIC rev.4 68, 84 to 88 and 97 to 98.

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Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
8.002 2021 7.333 2020 1.181 1981 8.002 2021 Per 1000 yearly 1981 - 2021

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National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 56,672.640 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 35,869.290 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 1.580 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 35,295.094 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 103,057.087 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 486,105.482 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Gross Savings Rate (%) 25.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Investment: % of GDP (%) 22.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 493,961.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Sep 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 5.660 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 279,945.901 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 55.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 93,866.412 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 17.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) 2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 70.504 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Production Last Frequency Range
Gold Production (kg) 1,400.000 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1962 - Sep 2025
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 21,152,428.000 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit) 2,376,504.000 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Silver Production (Metric Ton) 114.000 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Sales, Orders, Inventory & Shipments Last Frequency Range
New Orders Growth (%) 1.3 Dec 2019 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2019
Construction and Properties Last Frequency Range
Building Permits (Unit) 2,866.000 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
House Prices Growth (%) 12.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100) 136.794 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%) 12.646 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1972 - Jun 2025
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100) 101.073 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%) 10.272 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1972 - Jun 2025
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 907.039 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 1,899.352 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 865.656 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 103.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 2,005,898.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 395,586.695 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 18,617.397 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024

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