University research expenditure in New Zealand

By type, 2023, % of research expenditure

The following information applies to all values in the table. Year: 2023, Measure: Research expenditure, Sector: Universities
Research type	%
Pure basic research	51.000000000000001%
Strategic research	39.000000000000001%
Applied knowledge/ experimental development	10.000000000000001%

Source: Stats NZ
The years are those when collected for universities.

Funding figures are exclusive of GST.

Tertiary Education Research: Research Financing 2025

At URL provided, select 'Research financing' Excel file.

From the dataset Tertiary Education Research: Research Financing 2025, this data was extracted:

November 2025

This dataset includes statistics relating to financing research undertaken in tertiary education.