Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística

The IBGE hereby releases the results of the innovation efforts of industrial companies with 100 or more employees, measured by the ratio of Research and Development (R&D) expenditures to Net Sales Revenue (NSR) in 2023.

The R&D expenditure figures were released in March 2025 as part of the 2023 Semiannual PINTEC: Basic Indicators, a survey conducted in partnership with the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). The NRS data were obtained from the Annual Survey of Industry - Companies (PIA-Empresa), released by the IBGE in June of this year.

The methodological details of the indicator, as well as the tables of results by activity and size, are available in a Technical Note published today on the IBGE website. These statistics are classified as experimental and should be used with caution, as they are new statistics that are still in the testing and evaluation phase.

The full technical note can be accessed by clicking on the link below:

Note 01/2025 – Internal R&D Expenditures in Relation to Net Sales Revenues

Directorate of Surveys
September 12, 2025