HC Deb 25 January 1995 vol 253 cc196-7W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was Government expenditure on research and development, civil and defence, for each of the last 10 years as a percentage of gross domestic product; and what were the equivalent figures for France, Germany, America and Japan.

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

The information requested is shown in the table.

Government funding of research and development for civil and defence objectives (as percentage of GDP): 1983 to 1992
Research and Development expenditure UK France Germany1 USA Japan2
1983
Total 1.32 1.38 1.14 1.16 0.52
Civil 0.66 0.93 1.03 0.41 n/a
Defence 0.65 0.45 0.11 0.74 n/a
1984
Total 1.25 1.43 1.11 1.19 0.50
Civil 0.64 0.95 1.00 0.40 n/a
Defence 0.61 0.48 0.11 0.79 n/a
1985
Total 1.19 1.46 1.15 1.24 0.48
Civil 0.63 0.99 1.02 0.40 0.46
Defence 0.57 0.48 0.14 0.84 0.02
1986
Total 1.11 1.42 1.11 1.26 0.48
Civil 0.61 0.94 0.98 0.39 0.46
Defence 0.50 0.48 0.13 0.87 0.02
1987
Total 1.02 1.39 1.11 1.27 0.48
Civil 0.57 0.89 0.97 0.40 0.46
Defence 0.45 0.50 0.14 0.87 0.02
1988
Total 0.93 1.36 1.06 1.22 0.46
Civil 0.54 0.86 0.93 0.39 0.44
Defence 0.40 0.51 0.13 0.83 0.02
1989
Total 0.90 1.36 1.06 1.19 0.46
Civil 0.51 0.86 0.93 0.41 0.43
Defence 0.39 0.50 0.14 0.78 0.02
1990
Total 0.88 1.42 1.04 1.17 0.45

Government funding of research and development for civil and defence objectives (as percentage of GDP): 1983 to 1992
Research and Development expenditure UK France Germany1 USA Japan2
Civil 0.51 0.85 0.90 0.44 0.43
Defence 0.37 0.57 0.14 0.73 0.02
1991
Total 0.88 1.43 1.05 1.17 30.45
Civil 0.49 0.89 0.94 0.47 30.42
Defence 0.40 0.53 0.12 0.70 30.03
1992
Total 0.87 1.39 31.03 1.16 30.46
Civil 0.50 0.92 30.93 0.48 30.43
Defence 0.37 0.47 30.11 0.68 30.03
Notes:1 For 1991 there is a break in series with previous year for which data is available.
2 Data for Japan are adjusted by OECD.
3 = provisional.

Sources:

Annual Review of Government Funded R&D, 1990 (Table 6.9)

Annual Review of Government Funded R&D, 1991 (Table 1.6.5)

Forward Look 1994 Statistical Supplement (Table 1.6.7)