Education and Research in Figures 2020

Research and innovation (18 figures)

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Fig. 3

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development, by funding sectors (implementation view) and in % of the gross domestic product (2005/2014-2018)

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Tab 1.1.1 (BuFI 1)

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) of the Federal Republic of Germany, by performing sectors

Time Series: 1981 - 2018

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Fig. 4

R&D expenditure of the Federal Republic of Germany and funding thereof (1989-2017)

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R&D expenditure of the Federal Republic of Germany and funding thereof

Time Series: 1965 - 2018

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Fig. 5

Regional distribution of the R&D expenditure of the Federal Republic of Germany as a whole (implementation of R&D), in millions of euros (2017)

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Regional distribution of R&D expenditure in the Federal Republic of Germany (implementation of R&D)

Time Series: 1995 - 2018

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Fig. 6

Regional expenditure on research and development (2017)

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Regional distribution of R&D expenditure in the Federal Republic of Germany (implementation) and of government R&D expenditure by the Länder (financing)

Time Series: 2007 - 2018

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Fig. 7

Federal Government expenditure on R&D, by departments (2020 TARGET)

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Tab 1.1.4 (BuFI 4)

Federal Government expenditure on science, research and development, by departments

Time Series: 1991 - 2021

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Fig. 8

Federal Government expenditure on R&D, by funding areas in millions of euros (2018-2020)

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Tab 1.1.5 (BuFI 5)

Federal Government expenditure on science, research and development, by funding areas and funding priorities

Time Series: 2009 - 2021

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Fig. 9

BMBF expenditure on R&D, by funding areas, in millions of euros (2018-2020)

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Tab 1.1.6 (BuFI 6)

Expenditure on science, research and development by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), by funding areas and funding priorities

Time Series: 2009 - 2021

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Fig. 10

Federal Government expenditure on science, research and development, by recipient groups, in millions of euros (2017/2018)

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Tab 1.1.8 (BuFI 8)

Federal Government expenditure on science, research and development, by recipient groups

Time Series: 1991 - 2019

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Fig. 11

R&D expenditure of the Federal Government and the Länder, by research objectives, budget appropriations in millions of euros (2015-2019)

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R&D expenditure of the Federal Government and the Länder, by research objectives

Time Series: 1993 - 2020

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Fig. 12

Intramural R&D expenditures and R&D personnel of the economy, by industry sectors (2016-2018)

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Interne FuE-Aufwendungen des Wirtschaftssektors sowie Anteil der eigenfinanzierten internen FuE-Aufwendungen nach der Wirtschaftsgliederung

Time Series: 2007 - 2018

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FuE-Personal im Wirtschaftssektor nach der Wirtschaftsgliederung (Vollzeitäquivalent)

Time Series: 2007 - 2018

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Fig. 13

Expenditure of non-university science institutions, by fields of science (2017)

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Expenditure of non-university science institutions, by fields of science

Time Series: 2002 - 2018

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Fig. 14

R&D personnel, by personnel groups and sectors of employment, based on full-time equivalents (2013/2015/2017)

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R&D personnel, by personnel groups and sectors of employment, based on full-time equivalents

Time Series: 1981 - 2018

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Fig. 15

Regional breakdown of R&D personnel, based on full-time equivalents (2013/2015/2017)

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Regional breakdown of R&D personnel in the Federal Republic of Germany (full-time equivalents)

Time Series: 1995 - 2018

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Fig. 16

Higher education expenditure on teaching and research, by types of higher education institution (2008-2017)

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Tab 1.6.1 (BuFI 12)

Higher education expenditure on teaching and research, by types of higher education institution

Time Series: 1995 - 2018

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Fig. 17

Innovation expenditure of the German industry, by sector groups and company sizes (2011-2018)

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Total innovation expenditure, by sector groups and employment size classes

Time Series: 2006 - 2021

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Fig. 18

Turnover share of the innovation expenditure of the German industry, by sector groups and company sizes (2011-2018)

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Innovation intensity, by sector groups and employment size classes

Time Series: 2006 - 2019

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Fig. 19

Innovation rate – enterprises that implement product or process innovations, by individual sectors (2018)

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Tab 1.8.6 (BuFI 20)

Innovation rate, by sector groups and employment size classes

Time Series: 2006 - 2019

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Fig. 20

Innovation rate – enterprises that implement product or process innovations, by sector groups and company sizes (2011-2018)

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Innovation rate, by sector groups and employment size classes

Time Series: 2006 - 2019

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Publications

Education and Research in Figures 2020

Selected Information from the BMBF's Data Portal

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Federal Report on Research and Innovation 2020 - Hauptband

Research and innovation policy goals and measures (only in German)

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Federal Report on Research and Innovation 2020 - Datenband

Facts and figures to the German research and innovation system (only in German)

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Federal Report on Research and Innovation 2020 - Länderband

Research and innovation policy of the Länder (only in German)

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Federal Report on Research and Innovation 2020 - Short version

Research and innovation policy goals and measures

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