France intermediate consumption current prices: scientific R&D
France intermediate consumption current prices: scientific R&D stood at 28,860 EUR million in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1959 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate consumption, current prices | |||||||||||
| Scientific research and development | 28,860 | 27,808 | 26,762 | 25,064 | 22,584 | 19,519 | 21,431 | 20,564 | 19,912 | 19,843 | |
| Other professional, scientific and technical activities | 26,609 | 26,259 | 25,281 | 23,466 | 20,902 | 17,418 | 19,336 | 18,228 | 16,535 | 15,719 |
Understanding france intermediate consumption current prices: scientific R&D
Outlays dedicated to experimental development, laboratory research, basic scientific inquiry, and technological testing commissioned or performed as intermediate inputs for production processes make up this total. This series isolates formal research and development expenditures from general engineering design, market research, and management consulting. Excluded from this definition are capital investments in dedicated laboratory buildings and major scientific instruments, which are recorded under gross fixed capital formation.
Reading these figures requires distinguishing between contracted private research and grant-funded institutional studies captured within the national accounts framework. Revisions often reflect updated survey data from specialized research institutes and university technology transfer offices. Users should note that multi-year research projects can introduce lumpiness into annual figures, making medium-term trend observation more reliable than year-to-year comparisons.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities are captured in scientific research consumption?
- Experimental development, laboratory testing, and basic scientific inquiry purchased or performed as production inputs are included.
- Are new laboratory buildings included in these research outlays?
- No, physical real estate and major capital instruments are classified as fixed capital formation.
- Why can annual research spending appear volatile?
- Multi-year project milestones and irregular contract awards can cause fluctuations in yearly expenditure data.