In 2000-01, the business sector funded 46% of all Australian R&D. This compares with 41% recorded in 1990-91. The Commonwealth Government funded 38% of R&D in 2000-01 (down from 44% in 1990-91) and the state governments funded 8% (down from 11% in 1990-91).
In 2000-01, 92% of funding for R&D carried out by businesses came from the business sector (down from 95% in 1990-91). Commonwealth government organisations provided 4% of funding for business R&D expenditure in 2000-01.
About 85% of Commonwealth government sector R&D was funded by Commonwealth government organisations in 2000-01. The Commonwealth government proportion of self-funding has dropped from 91% 10 years ago.
About 69% of state government R&D was funded by state government organisations in 2000-01. This is significantly lower than a decade earlier, when the proportion was 79%.
About 86% of higher education R&D funding in 2000-01 came from the Commonwealth Government (compared with 89% in 1990-91). Business enterprises provided 5% of the funding in 2000-01, up from 2% a decade earlier.
Commonwealth government organisations funded 26% of the R&D of the private non-profit sector in 2000-01, while the contribution by state governments was 11%.
Tables 25.4 and 25.5 show the data for 2000-01 and 1990-91 respectively.
25.4 EXPENDITURE ON R&D, Source of funds - 2000-01
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| Sector | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m |
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| Business | 170.7 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 0.2 | 4,415.8 | 91.5 | 23.0 | 0.5 | 207.4 | 4.3 | 4,825.3 |
| Government | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commonwealth | 1,213.2 | 85.1 | 27.5 | 1.9 | 76.9 | 5.4 | 73.0 | 5.1 | 34.2 | 2.4 | 1,424.8 |
| State/territory | 71.4 | 7.6 | 650.1 | 68.9 | 54.5 | 5.8 | 159.9 | 16.9 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 943.6 |
| Total | 1,284.6 | 54.2 | 677.6 | 28.6 | 131.4 | 5.5 | 232.9 | 9.8 | 41.9 | 1.8 | 2,368.4 |
| Higher education(b) | (c)2,395.6 | 86.3 | 87.9 | 3.2 | 136.2 | 4.9 | 94.2 | 3.4 | 60.7 | 2.2 | 2,774.6 |
| Private non-profit | 72.5 | 25.6 | 29.8 | 10.5 | 18.4 | 6.5 | 136.2 | 48.1 | 26.3 | 9.3 | 283.2 |
| Total | 3,923.5 | 38.3 | 803.6 | 7.8 | 4,701.8 | 45.9 | 486.3 | 4.7 | 336.3 | 3.3 | 10,251.4 |
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(a) Includes funds provided via government levies.
(b) Data for calendar year 2000.
(c) Includes $1,746m of General University funds, the majority of which is funding from the Commonwealth Government. |
Source: Research and Experimental Development, All Sector Summary, Australia, 2000-01 (8112.0). |
25.5 EXPENDITURE ON R&D, Source of funds - 1990-91
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| Sector | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m |
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| Business | 54.2 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 1,991.4 | 94.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 39.3 | 1.9 | 2,099.8 |
| Government | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commonwealth | 939.5 | 90.9 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 74.6 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 1,034.0 |
| State | 73.9 | 11.0 | 526.9 | 78.6 | 44.6 | 6.7 | 21.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 670.0 |
| Total | 1,013.3 | 59.5 | 535.4 | 31.4 | 119.2 | 7.0 | 23.6 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 1,704.0 |
| Higher education(b) | 1,190.6 | 89.3 | 29.6 | 2.2 | 29.9 | 2.2 | 73.4 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 1,332.8 |
| Private non-profit | 24.3 | 28.5 | 12.0 | 14.1 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 38.3 | 44.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 85.5 |
| Total | 2,282.4 | 43.7 | 585.8 | 11.2 | 2,148.2 | 41.1 | 141.4 | 2.7 | 64.2 | 1.2 | 5,222.0 |
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(a) Includes funds provided via government levies.
(b) Data for calendar year 1990. |
Source: Research and Experimental Development, All Sector Summary, Australia, 1990-91 (8112.0). |
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