Here you can see a graph showing Apple's expenditure on research and development during the company's fiscal years from 2007 to 2017. In 2016, Apple spent 10.05 billion USD on research and development.
2007 | 0.78 |
2008 | 1.11 |
2009 | 1.33 |
2010 | 1.78 |
2011 | 2.43 |
2012 | 3.38 |
2013 | 4.48 |
2014 | 6.04 |
2015 | 8.07 |
2016 | 10.05 |
2017 | 11.58 |