C21 · Pharmaceuticals · United Kingdom
Pharmaceutical business enterprise research and development expenditure
United Kingdom: 8.7 billion GBP in 2023.
- 8.7 billion GBP Latest · United Kingdom · 2023
- Annual Release cadence
- 1 Record · 1 region · 2023
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2024
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Pharmaceutical business enterprise research and development expenditure
United Kingdom, 2023
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1 record · 1 region · 2023. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Total expenditure on research and development performed by business enterprises within the pharmaceuticals product group.
- Measure
- One slice of Research and development investment ( form: level, segment: business enterprise ) . Total capital and operational expenditure allocated to research and development activities. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business enterprise research and development, UK | ONS | — | 1 |
Other slices of research and development investment
- ICT sector share of business enterprise R&D expenditure 6 ict sector
- ICT services share of business enterprise R&D expenditure 6 ict services
- Health sector research and development investment growth rate 2 health sector
- ICT manufacturing share of business enterprise R&D expenditure 2 ict manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing total R&D performance 2 pharmaceutical manufacturing
- ASML research and development expenditure 1 company reported
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing R&D funded by domestic companies 1 domestic company funded
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing R&D funded by foreign companies 1 foreign company funded
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing R&D funded by other external sources 1 other external sources
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing company-funded R&D 1 company funded
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing externally funded R&D 1 externally funded
- Samsung Electronics research and development expenditure 1 company reported
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest pharmaceutical business enterprise research and development expenditure?
United Kingdom: 8.7 billion GBP in 2023.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by ONS. Every figure on this page links to its record, which preserves the original source evidence.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2023; the next release should cover 2024. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Pharmaceutical business enterprise research and development expenditure [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/pharmaceutical-business-enterprise-research-and-development-expenditure
"Pharmaceutical business enterprise research and development expenditure." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/pharmaceutical-business-enterprise-research-and-development-expenditure. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
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