2024

On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the Stifterverband’s science statistics collect data on the research and development activities of companies in Germany.

The statistics on research and development are part of the official reporting of the Federal Government, the EU and the OECD. The results form a central decision-making basis for the orientation of research and funding policy.

The latest survey revealed that the private sector, the state and universities have significantly increased their expenditure on research and development (R&D). Companies spent around 82 billion euros on their own R&D in 2022. This was the first time they exceeded €80 billion and the first time they exceeded the pre-coronavirus level of 2019.

Due to the simultaneous high increase in gross domestic product and in view of high inflation, the R&D ratio nevertheless remains at the previous year’s level of 3.13% according to preliminary calculations.

(Source: Federal Ministry of Education and Research)