17 SEPTEMBER 2014 Australian Government Support for R&D, 1978-79 to 2014-15 The following brief provides information on Australian Government Support for R&D from 1978-79 to 2014-15, expressed both in current prices and as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The levels of R&D support have been obtained from the Science, Research and Innovation Budget Tables, Science and Innovation Budget Tables, and Science and Technology Budget Statements from 1989-90 to 2014-15, and represent the most up to date figures available for R&D support over the period from 1978-79 to 2014-15. GDP values have been obtained from the most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian National Accounts publication (released 3 September 2014) for 1978-79 to 2013-14. The GDP value for 2014-15 was obtained by applying the nominal GDP growth figure for 2014-15 published in the 2014-15 Budget. Year 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 GDP ($ millions) $118,715 $134,587 $152,350 $175,864 $189,396 $213,764 $235,382 $260,907 $286,699 $325,626 $369,510 $404,655 $414,824 R&D Spending ($ millions) $690 $778 $895 $1,012 $1,163 $1,253 $1,432 $1,716 $1,869 $1,936 $2,064 $2,273 $2,487 % GDP 0.58% 0.58% 0.59% 0.58% 0.61% 0.59% 0.61% 0.66% 0.65% 0.59% 0.56% 0.56% 0.60% © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia This work is copyright. Except to the extent of uses permitted by the Copyright Act 1968, no person may reproduce or transmit any part of this work by any process without the prior written consent of the Parliamentary Librarian. This requirement does not apply to members of the Parliament of Australia acting in the course of their official duties. Information and advice contained in this memorandum may be made available to other Senators and Members making a similar request to the Parliamentary Library. This work has been prepared to meet the requirements of the client‘s specific request and to support the work of the Australian Parliament using information available at the time of production. Where possible, clients are requested to cite the source material provided within the document, rather than the document itself. The views expressed do not reflect an official position of the Parliamentary Library, nor do they constitute professional legal opinion. Individual Library staff are not to be quoted as having provided information, research or advice. 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 $423,104 $443,989 $466,652 $495,922 $529,282 $556,902 $589,017 $620,555 $661,135 $705,562 $753,859 $801,261 $861,982 $922,710 $998,312 $1,087,555 $1,178,952 $1,258,654 $1,296,324 $1,406,671 $1,486,071 $1,524,044 $1,586,168 $1,633,753 Australian Government Support for R&D, 1978-79 to 2014-15 Client in confidence $2,801 $3,123 $3,452 $3,558 $3,838 $3,717 $3,692 $3,787 $4,029 $4,206 $4,624 $4,967 $5,671 $5,239 $6,083 $6,613 $6,719 $7,513 $8,384 $8,970 $9,805 $9,578 $9,578 $9,192 0.66% 0.70% 0.74% 0.72% 0.73% 0.67% 0.63% 0.61% 0.61% 0.60% 0.61% 0.62% 0.66% 0.57% 0.61% 0.61% 0.57% 0.60% 0.65% 0.64% 0.66% 0.63% 0.60% 0.56% 2 Australian Government Support for 1978-79 to 2014-15 AA 0 80% 0 70% 0.60% 0 50% 0.40% d0!) 0.30% 0.20% 0.10% 0.00% A ustralian Government Support for 1978-79 to 2014?15 Client in confidence