Expenditure on internal R&D and personal E.D.P. in the Basque Country by sector of execution according to historical territory.

The activities aimed at scientific research are included in the operation Statistics on Scientific Research and Technological Development Activities, where the resources (human and material) used in this type of activities are computed by companies, universities and other centers dependent on public bodies that carry out R & D activities. R&D statistics can reveal the degree of competence or scientific progress of a community and its position vis-à-vis other surrounding countries.本统计范畴涵盖各类科学研究相关活动，即《科学研究与技术开发活动运行统计》（Statistics on Scientific Research and Technological Development Activities）。此类活动所投入的人力与物力资源，由开展研发（Research and Development，R&D）活动的企业、高等院校及其他隶属于公共机构的科研机构进行统计核算。研发统计能够反映一个区域或国家共同体的科研竞争力与科学进步程度，以及其相较于周边其他国家的科研位次。