GERD by sector of performance and NUTS 2 region

Dataset rd_e_gerdreg published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This page describes the source table. The measures below are the specific selections this site takes from it.

About the source table

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) measures intramural R&D spending carried out within institutional units, covering current costs and capital investment. Values are shown by sector of performance (business enterprise, government, higher education, private non-profit and total) and by NUTS 2 regions, using monetary units, purchasing power standards and ratios to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), in line with the Frascati Manual.

Publisher: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Original producer: Eurostat
Code: rd_e_gerdreg
Last update by provider: 29 September 2026
Last checked here: 9 November 2026
Dimensions: Time frequency, Sector of performance, Unit of measure, Geopolitical entity (reporting), Time

Measures taken from this dataset

Measure	Fixed selection	Unit
Research and development expenditure, by region	freq=A sectperf=TOTAL unit=PC_GDP	% of regional GDP