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Businesses accounted for £2.8 billion, or 54.1% of the total.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2024-12","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Scottish Government — Gross expenditure on research and development Scotland 2024","url":"https://www.gov.scot/publications/gross-expenditure-on-research-and-development-scotland-2024/","publishedAt":"2026-10-07","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"İskoçya’da 2024 araştırma ve geliştirme harcamaları","en":"Research and development expenditure in Scotland, 2024","ar":"الإنفاق على البحث والتطوير في اسكتلندا عام 2024","fr":"Dépenses de recherche et développement en Écosse en 2024","es":"Gasto en investigación y desarrollo en Escocia, 2024"},"description":{"tr":"Araştırmayı gerçekleştiren sektörlerin harcaması ve GSYH içindeki payı.","en":"Expenditure by performing sector and its share of GDP.","ar":"إنفاق القطاعات المنفذة وحصته من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي.","fr":"Dépenses par secteur exécutant et part du PIB.","es":"Gasto por sector ejecutor y proporción del PIB."},"methodology":{"tr":"2024 takvim yılına ilişkin GERD tahminleri. Sterlin tutarları cari fiyatlarla nominal harcamadır; GSYH payları yüzde olarak ayrı ölçülür. Sektörler araştırmanın gerçekleştirildiği yeri gösterir, finansman kaynağını değil. Olay alanındaki 2024-12, bu yıllık referans döneminin son ayını temsil eder.","en":"GERD estimates for calendar year 2024. Sterling amounts are nominal expenditure at current prices; GDP shares are separate percentage measures. Sectors identify where research was performed, rather than its funding source. The article event field 2024-12 represents the final month of this annual reference period.","ar":"تقديرات GERD للسنة التقويمية 2024. المبالغ بالجنيه إنفاق اسمي بالأسعار الجارية، وحصص الناتج نسب مئوية منفصلة. تحدد القطاعات مكان تنفيذ البحث لا مصدر تمويله. يمثل حقل الحدث 2024-12 الشهر الأخير من فترة المرجع السنوية.","fr":"Estimations GERD de l’année civile 2024. Les montants en livres sont nominaux aux prix courants ; les parts du PIB sont des pourcentages distincts. Les secteurs indiquent l’exécutant de la recherche, pas le financeur. Le champ événement 2024-12 représente le dernier mois de la période annuelle.","es":"Estimaciones GERD del año natural 2024. Los importes en libras son gasto nominal a precios corrientes; las proporciones del PIB son porcentajes separados. Los sectores identifican dónde se realizó la investigación, no quién la financió. La fecha del artículo 2024-12 representa el último mes del periodo anual."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.gov.scot/publications/gross-expenditure-on-research-and-development-scotland-2024/"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T12:05:31Z","items":[{"label":{"tr":"GERD, İskoçya’da yapılan toplam Ar-Ge","en":"GERD, total performed in Scotland","ar":"إجمالي البحث والتطوير المنفذ في اسكتلندا","fr":"GERD, total réalisé en Écosse","es":"GERD total realizado en Escocia"},"value":5.2,"unit":"billion GBP","period":"2024","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"scotland-gerd-total","unitCode":"billion-gbp","geography":"scotland","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"İşletmelerde yapılan Ar-Ge","en":"Business-performed R&D","ar":"البحث والتطوير المنفذ في الشركات","fr":"R&D réalisée par les entreprises","es":"I+D realizada por empresas"},"value":2.8,"unit":"billion GBP","period":"2024","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"scotland-business-rd","unitCode":"billion-gbp","geography":"scotland","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yükseköğretimde yapılan Ar-Ge","en":"Higher education R&D","ar":"البحث والتطوير في التعليم العالي","fr":"R&D de l’enseignement supérieur","es":"I+D de educación superior"},"value":2,"unit":"billion GBP","period":"2024","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"scotland-higher-education-rd","unitCode":"billion-gbp","geography":"scotland","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"GERD’nin GSYH içindeki payı","en":"GERD share of GDP","ar":"حصة إجمالي البحث والتطوير من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي","fr":"Part de la GERD dans le PIB","es":"Porcentaje del GERD sobre el PIB"},"value":2.51,"unit":"percent","period":"2024","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"scotland-gerd-gdp-share","unitCode":"percent","geography":"scotland","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"İşletme Ar-Ge’sinin GSYH içindeki payı","en":"Business R&D share of GDP","ar":"حصة أبحاث الشركات من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي","fr":"Part de la R&D des entreprises dans le PIB","es":"Porcentaje de I+D empresarial sobre el PIB"},"value":1.36,"unit":"percent","period":"2024","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"scotland-business-rd-gdp-share","unitCode":"percent","geography":"scotland","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yükseköğretim Ar-Ge’sinin GSYH içindeki payı","en":"Higher education R&D share of GDP","ar":"حصة أبحاث التعليم العالي من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي","fr":"Part de la R&D de l’enseignement supérieur dans le PIB","es":"Porcentaje de I+D de educación superior sobre el PIB"},"value":0.97,"unit":"percent","period":"2024","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"scotland-herd-gdp-share","unitCode":"percent","geography":"scotland","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"rate","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024/data/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024/data/scotland-research-development-expenditure-2024?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Scottish Government’s Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) release, published on 7 October, estimated that £5.2 billion was spent on research and development performed in Scotland during 2024. That represented 6.6% of the UK total. The measure follows where research was performed; it does not by itself show who financed it. Coverage includes business, higher education, government and private non-profit activity.","The report put the cash increase from 2023 at £158 million. After adjusting for inflation, the rise between 2023 and 2024 was 0.9%. These figures answer different questions: the cash comparison records the change in current-pound spending, while the real-terms rate removes the effect of price changes. A nominal increase should not be read as an equal increase in the volume of research activity.","Businesses performed £2.8 billion of R&D, equal to 54.1% of Scotland’s total. Higher education accounted for £2.0 billion, or 38.8%. This breakdown identifies the sector in which the work took place. It is distinct from a funding-source breakdown, which would identify whether money came from business, government or another source. The distinction matters when interpreting university research or private support for work carried out in universities.","GERD was estimated at 2.51% of gross domestic product. The corresponding comparisons were 2.71% for the UK, 2.13% for the EU and 2.72% for the OECD. Business R&D was 1.36% of Scotland’s GDP, while higher education R&D was 0.97%. These ratios compare expenditure intensity with economic output; they do not alone measure research quality, patent output, commercial success or future growth.","The publication brings together estimates for several performing sectors and international comparisons. Its £5.2 billion headline total should be kept separate from sector shares and GDP ratios: these are different measures, respectively a total, a composition and an intensity indicator. The reference year is 2024, while the release appeared on 7 October 2026. The figures describe a past period; they are not a live 2026 spending counter or a forward budget target.","An economic assessment needs to track expenditure and output separately. Capital, staff and research-service costs can translate the same budget into different volumes of activity. Judging future technological returns therefore requires project outcomes and commercialisation indicators alongside spending; this release does not provide a success rate for those outcomes."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"R&D performed in Scotland was estimated at £5.2 billion in 2024. Businesses accounted for £2.8 billion, or 54.1% of the total.\n\nThe Scottish Government’s Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) release, published on 7 October, estimated that £5.2 billion was spent on research and development performed in Scotland during 2024. That represented 6.6% of the UK total. The measure follows where research was performed; it does not by itself show who financed it. Coverage includes business, higher education, government and private non-profit activity.\n\nThe report put the cash increase from 2023 at £158 million. After adjusting for inflation, the rise between 2023 and 2024 was 0.9%. These figures answer different questions: the cash comparison records the change in current-pound spending, while the real-terms rate removes the effect of price changes. A nominal increase should not be read as an equal increase in the volume of research activity.\n\nBusinesses performed £2.8 billion of R&D, equal to 54.1% of Scotland’s total. Higher education accounted for £2.0 billion, or 38.8%. This breakdown identifies the sector in which the work took place. It is distinct from a funding-source breakdown, which would identify whether money came from business, government or another source. The distinction matters when interpreting university research or private support for work carried out in universities.\n\nGERD was estimated at 2.51% of gross domestic product. The corresponding comparisons were 2.71% for the UK, 2.13% for the EU and 2.72% for the OECD. Business R&D was 1.36% of Scotland’s GDP, while higher education R&D was 0.97%. These ratios compare expenditure intensity with economic output; they do not alone measure research quality, patent output, commercial success or future growth.\n\nThe publication brings together estimates for several performing sectors and international comparisons. Its £5.2 billion headline total should be kept separate from sector shares and GDP ratios: these are different measures, respectively a total, a composition and an intensity indicator. The reference year is 2024, while the release appeared on 7 October 2026. The figures describe a past period; they are not a live 2026 spending counter or a forward budget target.\n\nAn economic assessment needs to track expenditure and output separately. Capital, staff and research-service costs can translate the same budget into different volumes of activity. Judging future technological returns therefore requires project outcomes and commercialisation indicators alongside spending; this release does not provide a success rate for those outcomes.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}