The Scientific research and development industry in Romania was represented by 964 companies at the end of 2016, compared to 875 in the previous year and 804 in 2014.
The industry's net profit amounted to RON 90,328,219 in 2016.
The industry's total revenue was RON 2,198,196,970 in 2016, up by 0.68% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Scientific research and development industry reached RON 2,088,132,095 in 2016, up by 0.81% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 0.24% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016, compared to 0.25% for 2015 and 0.23% in 2014.
A total of 12,569 people were employed in the Scientific research and development industry in 2016, compared to 12,611 in 2015 and 11,578 in 2014.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Bucharest, followed by Ilfov and Iasi.