Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development

• Published by: Office for National Statistics
• Last updated: 08 July 2026
• Topic: Government spending
• Licence: Open Government Licence

Summary

This release provides estimates of R&D performed and funded by the following four sectors of the economy, as defined in the Frascati manual: Business Enterprise (BERD), Higher Education (HERD), Government (GovERD) which includes Research Councils, and Private Non-Profit (PNP) organisations. All these sectors’ R&D data are known collectively as GERD, which represents the gross domestic expenditure on R&D in the UK.

Source agency: Office for National Statistics

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: GERD

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