Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2019
314. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the level of public research and development intensity as measured as a percentage of GDP on an annual basis in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [53301/19]
View answerThe table below shows Ireland's Government Budget Allocations on R&D as percentage of GDP, 2010-2018, with an estimate for 2019.
Table 1: Ireland's Government Budget Allocations on R&D as percentage of GDP, 2010-2019
|
Year |
GBARD % GDP |
|
2010 |
0.49% |
|
2011 |
0.46% |
|
2012 |
0.43% |
|
2013 |
0.40% |
|
2014 |
0.37% |
|
2015 |
0.28% |
|
2016 |
0.26% |
|
2017 |
0.25% |
|
2018 |
0.24% |
|
2019 (est.)* |
0.24% |
For more information, please see the R&D Budget 2018-2019 at the following link:
https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/The-R-D-Budget-2018-2019.html
