The United Kingdom government spent approximately 37.1 billion British pounds on research and development in 2018, a peak for the provided time period, an an increase of 2.3 billion compared with 2017.
UK government expenditure on research and development (R&D) from 1990 to 2018 (in billion GBP)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 2, 2020). UK government expenditure on research and development (R&D) from 1990 to 2018 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282094/uk-gerd-funding/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "UK government expenditure on research and development (R&D) from 1990 to 2018 (in billion GBP)." Chart. April 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282094/uk-gerd-funding/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). UK government expenditure on research and development (R&D) from 1990 to 2018 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282094/uk-gerd-funding/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Uk Government Expenditure on Research and Development (R&d) from 1990 to 2018 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282094/uk-gerd-funding/
Office for National Statistics (UK), UK government expenditure on research and development (R&D) from 1990 to 2018 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282094/uk-gerd-funding/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
UK government expenditure on research and development (R&D) from 1990 to 2018 (in billion GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282094/uk-gerd-funding/