| GDP at current prices, million euros | | 5 100.40 | 5 406.90 | 6 171.60 | 6 987.10 | 7 822.60 | 8 744.40 | 9 777.50 | 11 343.30 | 13 568.90 | 16 401.30 | 16 618.10 | 14 131.90 | 14 741.10 | 16 677.30 | 17 916.70 | 18 910.80 | 20 048.20 | 20 631.40 | 21 747.90 | 23 833.60 | 25 817.70 | 27 732.30 | 26 834.50 |
| Expenditure on research and development, million euros | | 28.82 | 36.61 | 37.03 | 48.80 | 55.70 | 66.86 | 82.70 | 104.02 | 150.99 | 173.65 | 208.04 | 197.40 | 232.76 | 384.45 | 380.69 | 325.94 | 286.74 | 302.82 | 270.30 | 304.32 | 365.64 | 452.97 | 480.89 |
| Expenditure on research and development as % of GDP | | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.25 | 1.40 | 1.58 | 2.31 | 2.12 | 1.72 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.42 | 1.63 | 1.79 |
| General government expenditure, million euros | | 1 993.10 | 2 168.40 | 2 244.40 | 2 443.10 | 2 806.30 | 3 063.70 | 3 330.10 | 3 824.70 | 4 537.00 | 5 533.40 | 6 555.90 | 6 479.80 | 5 936.90 | 6 241.40 | 7 031.50 | 7 266.30 | 7 571.10 | 8 154.50 | 8 568.10 | 9 351.40 | 10 184.30 | 10 936.00 | 12 313.10 |
| Public financing of research and development, million euros | | 18.15 | 23.71 | 21.91 | 25.39 | 30.01 | 32.49 | 36.48 | 45.25 | 67.28 | 79.26 | 104.07 | 96.36 | 102.76 | 125.91 | 145.83 | 153.96 | 141.85 | 140.39 | 101.64 | 122.32 | 156.45 | 168.63 | 177.90 |
| Public financing of research and development as % from general government expenditure | | 0.91 | 1.09 | 0.98 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.18 | 1.48 | 1.43 | 1.59 | 1.49 | 1.73 | 2.02 | 2.07 | 2.12 | 1.87 | 1.72 | 1.19 | 1.31 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.44 |