In 1998-99, the business sector funded 46% of all Australian R&D. This compares with 42% recorded in 1988-89. The Commonwealth Government funded 39% of R&D in 1998-99 (down from 44% in 1988-89) and the State Governments funded 8% (down from 10% in 1988-89).
In 1998-99, 93% of funding for R&D carried out by businesses came from the business sector. It has remained at about this level for the preceding decade. Commonwealth government organisations provided 3% of funding for business R&D expenditure in 1998-99.
About 83% of Commonwealth government sector R&D was funded by Commonwealth government organisations in 1998-99. The Commonwealth government proportion of self-funding has dropped from 94% ten years ago, with the business sector and the private non-profit sector making up most of the remainder, each contributing 6% in 1998-99.
About 69% of State government R&D was funded by State government organisations in 1998-99. This is significantly lower than a decade earlier, when the proportion was 81%. The private non-profit sector funded 15% of the State government R&D in 1998-99, up from 4% a decade earlier.
About 87% of higher education R&D funding in 1998-99 came from the Commonwealth Government (compared with 89% in 1988-89). Business enterprises provided 5% of the funding in 1998-99, up from 3% a decade earlier.
Commonwealth government organisations funded 29% of the R&D of the private non-profit sector in 1998-99, while the contribution by State Governments was 11%.
Tables 25.4 and 25.5 show the data for 1988-89 and 1998-99 respectively.
25.4 EXPENDITURE ON R&D, Sector by Source of Funds - 1988-89
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| Business | 62.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 1,687.1 | 93.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 40.7 | 2.3 | 1,798.3 |
| Government - | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - Commonwealth | 816.9 | 93.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 40.6 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 869.6 |
| - State | 44.6 | 9.2 | 391.7 | 81.1 | 23.8 | 4.9 | 21.3 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 482.7 |
| - Total | 861.5 | 63.7 | 395.6 | 29.3 | 64.4 | 4.8 | 23.9 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 1,352.3 |
| Higher education(b) | 951.3 | 88.7 | 16.6 | 1.5 | 27.6 | 2.6 | 70.2 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 1,072.9 |
| Private non-profit | 19.8 | 37.1 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 21.0 | 39.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 53.3 |
| Total | 1,894.6 | 44.3 | 422.5 | 9.9 | 1,783.5 | 41.7 | 119.3 | 2.8 | 57.0 | 1.3 | 4,276.8 |
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(a) Includes funds provided via government levies.
(b) Data for calendar year 1988. |
Source: Research and Experimental Development, All Sector Summary, Australia (8112.0). |
25.5 EXPENDITURE ON R&D, Sector by Source of Funds - 1998-99
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| Sector | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | $m | % of total | Total
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| Business | 112.6 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 3,769.7 | 92.7 | 36.1 | 0.9 | 140.4 | 3.5 | 4,067.6 |
| Government - | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - Commonwealth | 993.6 | 83.3 | 24.8 | 2.1 | 71.4 | 6.0 | 76.7 | 6.4 | 26.1 | 2.2 | 1,192.6 |
| - State | 77.1 | 8.8 | 610.0 | 69.4 | 58.3 | 6.6 | 128.8 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 879.0 |
| - Total | 1,070.7 | 51.7 | 634.9 | 30.6 | 129.7 | 6.3 | 205.4 | 9.9 | 30.9 | 1.5 | 2,071.6 |
| Higher education(b) | 2,266.0 | 87.1 | 68.8 | 2.6 | 135.8 | 5.2 | 90.9 | 3.5 | 41.2 | 1.6 | 2,602.7 |
| Private non-profit | 47.4 | 28.6 | 22.9 | 10.6 | 27.3 | 17.4 | 73.2 | 39.6 | 13.1 | 3.8 | 183.9 |
| Total | 3,496.7 | 39.2 | 735.5 | 8.2 | 4,062.5 | 45.5 | 405.6 | 4.5 | 225.6 | 2.5 | 8,925.8 |
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(a) Includes funds provided via government levies.
(b) Data for calendar year 1998. |
Source: Research and Experimental Development, All Sector Summary, Australia (8112.0); Research and Experimental Development, Businesses, Australia (8104.0). |
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