Research and development statistics

Data on the performance of research and development (R&D) are collected and used to provide information on the number of institutions and enterprises engaged in R&D, R&D personnel and R&D expenditure as well as source of funds thereof.

Enterprise in Business enterprise sector.

Data on research and development in higher education sector are acquired by conducting a full survey of higher education institutions and colleges founded by the state, local governments and legal entities, as well as the scientific institutions under their supervision.

Data on research and development in business enterprise sector are acquired by conducting a sample survey. Economically active statistical units are surveyed - entrepreneurs (sole proprietors/traders and commercial companies), whose main activity sectors according to NACE Rev. 2 corresponds to sections A to U and whose third and fourth characters of the Typological Classifier of Statistical Units of the CSB are 10, 51, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 71, 73, 74, 90. The target population of the survey does not include enterprises that submit statistical report forms 1-research, 3-research. The target population does not include NACE Rev. 2. Sector 9603 (funeral and related activities).

Data on research and development in government sector are acquired by conducting a full survey of public sector scientific institutions in the Registration of a Scientific Institution (whose activities are mainly financed from the state budget (excluding institutions included in the higher education sector)).

Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics.

Statistics database

EU data on EU-27 as a whole and for each EU Member State are published on Eurostat website Section: Science and technology/ Research and development.

Comparable data are available since 1993. Part of data are available for later period.

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Data on research and development in higher education sector are acquired with the help of full-scope survey. Data source is CSB annual "Report on implementation of R&D in higher education institutions, scientific institutions under their supervision" (statistical report form 1-research).

Data on research and development in business enterprise sector are acquired with the help of sample survey. Data source is CSB annual "Report on implementation of R&D in business enterprise sector" (statistical report form 2-research and experimental developments; starting with the report for the reference year 2012 - statistical report form 2-research) and statistical report “Innovation in business” (statistical report form 2-innovations). Each year, the companies included in the sample complete statistical report form 2-research. Each second year, part of the sampled companies (according to the conditions for conducting the innovation survey) complete statistical report form 2-innovation.

Data on research and development in government sector are acquired with the help of full-scope survey. Data source is CSB annual "Report of government sector scientific institutions on implementation of R&D" (statistical report form 3-research).

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