Research and development expenditure in New Zealand
By broad industry or sector, 2008–2022, NZD millions
| Year | Industry | NZD millions |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Primary industries | 72 |
| 2008 | Manufacturing | 442 |
| 2008 | Service industries | 409 |
| 2008 | Government sector including scientific research serving government | 584 |
| 2008 | Higher education | 653 |
| 2010 | Primary industries | 72 |
| 2010 | Manufacturing | 440 |
| 2010 | Service industries | 459 |
| 2010 | Government sector including scientific research serving government | 615 |
| 2010 | Higher education | 802 |
| 2012 | Primary industries | 125 |
| 2012 | Manufacturing | 536 |
| 2012 | Service industries | 532 |
| 2012 | Government sector including scientific research serving government | 596 |
| 2012 | Higher education | 836 |
| 2014 | Primary industries | 92 |
| 2014 | Manufacturing | 522 |
| 2014 | Service industries | 632 |
| 2014 | Government sector including scientific research serving government | 622 |
| 2014 | Higher education | 817 |
| 2016 | Primary industries | 96 |
| 2016 | Manufacturing | 671 |
| 2016 | Service industries | 835 |
| 2016 | Government sector including scientific research serving government | 658 |
| 2016 | Higher education | 877 |
| 2018 | Primary industries | 98 |
| 2018 | Manufacturing | 673 |
| 2018 | Service industries | 1,362 |
| 2018 | Government sector including scientific research serving government | 828 |
| 2018 | Higher education | 960 |
| 2020 | Primary industries | 101 |
| 2020 | Manufacturing | 825 |
| 2020 | Service industries | 1,784 |
| 2020 | Government sector including scientific research serving government | 802 |
| 2020 | Higher education | 1,202 |
| 2022 | Primary industries | 90 |
| 2022 | Manufacturing | 794 |
| 2022 | Service industries | 2,209 |
| 2022 | Government sector including scientific research serving government | 900 |
| 2022 | Higher education | 1,254 |
Definitions
Research and development (R&D): R&D performed by enterprises are generally investigative work that is of actual or potential use in the development of new or enhanced materials, products, devices, processes, or services. R&D directed towards duplicating work already developed by others is only included if the knowledge or technology required for the development is not available to the enterprise.
Data calculation/treatment
There were updates and corrections made as part of the publication of the 2022 release, affecting the 2019 to 2021 results. The updates and corrections were due to: minor improvements to methodology, updated respondent data, minor data processing errors.
The government total R&D expenditure for 2020 has been revised to $802 million, from $758 million. The higher education sector total headcount for 2020 has been revised to 36,000, from 42,000.
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Inclusions
Only businesses that Stats NZ pre-identified as carrying out R&D are included. The business sector includes central and local government-owned trading enterprises.
Exclusions
Figures exclude GST.
Changes to data collection/processing
The 2022 R&D Survey was conducted from August–December 2022. Entities were asked to report on the last financial year for which information was available as at August 2022.
The R&D Survey usually runs every two years (even years), but in 2019 and 2021, Stats NZ ran special business sector-only iterations. These special iterations were to help measure any impacts from the research and development tax incentive, that came into effect for the 2019/20 April tax year. A sample of 5,323 entities was selected from known R&D performers.
Data provided by
Dataset name
Research and Development Survey: Total research and development expenditure by industry (Annual-Jun) 2022
Webpage:
https://infoshare.stats.govt.nz/
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Industry sectors > Research and Development survey - RAD > Total research and development expenditure by industry (Annual-Jun)'. All variables were selected to create this dataset.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Research and Development Survey: Total research and development expenditure by industry (Annual-Jun) 2022
From the dataset Research and Development Survey: Total research and development expenditure by industry (Annual-Jun) 2022, this data was extracted:
- Rows: 3-17
- Columns: 2-43
- Provided: 210 data points
This data forms the table R&D - Total research and development expenditure by industry and sector 2008–2022.
Dataset originally released on:
April 28, 2023
About this dataset
The Research and Development Survey, conducted every two years, is a joint survey with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). The survey measures the level of research and development (R&D) activity, employment, and expenditure by business sector enterprises, government departments, government-owned trading entities, and universities.
Method of collection/Data provider
The R&D Survey is a postal survey consisting of four questionnaires: a business questionnaire, a government questionnaire, a CRI questionnaire, and a higher education (universities) questionnaire. These questionnaires are specifically designed to capture data on R&D from these different organisation types.
Stats NZ requested information for the last financial year within the 12 months ending 30 September.