Research and development; key figures per implementation sector
This table contains data of R&D personnel and R&D expenditure on in-house research and development activities.
The figures are provided for the following sectors:
- businesses
- institutions
- institutes of higher education
The R&D is implemented with in-house and/or hired personnel in the Netherlands. Outsourced R&D is not included in this table.
Data available from 2013
Status of the figures:
The data regarding 2013-2016 are definitive. The data for 2017 and 2018 are provisional. The status of the figures is related to the status of figures for the gross domestic product (GDP). Until the GDP figures are definitive, the R&D intensity can be adjusted.
Changes as of 7 August 2020:
The figures for 2017 and 2018 have been updated and are still provisional.
Changes as of 21 October 2019:
The figures for enterprises with in-house R&D activities were not correct in the previous version. This has been corrected in this version.
When will new figures be published?
In the fourth quarter of 2020 the provisional figures for 2019 will be published.
| R&D; sectors | Periods | R&D personnelEmployed persons (number) | R&D personnelYears of work (number) | Expenditure on R&DExpenditure R&D on in-house activities (million euro) | Expenditure on R&DR&D intensity (%) | Enterprises with in-house R&D activities (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sectors | 2013 | 195,127 | 135,555 | 14,239 | 2.16 | 20,135 |
| All sectors | 2014 | 194,942 | 136,174 | 14,595 | 2.17 | 20,341 |
| All sectors | 2015 | 202,501 | 139,382 | 14,808 | 2.15 | 20,260 |
| All sectors | 2016 | 207,461 | 144,482 | 15,235 | 2.15 | 20,674 |
| All sectors | 2017 | 209,488 | 150,399 | 16,081 | 2.18 | 19,957 |
| All sectors | 2018 | 216,994 | 156,875 | 16,554 | 2.14 | 19,554 |
| Businesses | 2013 | 146,165 | 95,108 | 9,299 | 1.41 | 19,692 |
| Businesses | 2014 | 144,689 | 94,612 | 9,444 | 1.41 | 19,877 |
| Businesses | 2015 | 151,385 | 97,443 | 9,515 | 1.38 | 19,798 |
| Businesses | 2016 | 157,018 | 102,614 | 10,008 | 1.41 | 20,159 |
| Businesses | 2017 | 157,844 | 107,496 | 10,667 | 1.45 | 19,484 |
| Businesses | 2018 | 164,144 | 112,807 | 10,998 | 1.42 | 19,031 |
| Institutions | 2013 | 11,322 | 8,116 | 848 | 0.13 | 380 |
| Institutions | 2014 | 11,577 | 8,325 | 889 | 0.13 | 401 |
| Institutions | 2015 | 12,128 | 8,335 | 900 | 0.13 | 399 |
| Institutions | 2016 | 12,019 | 8,568 | 923 | 0.13 | 452 |
| Institutions | 2017 | 12,121 | 8,553 | 907 | 0.12 | 410 |
| Institutions | 2018 | 12,899 | 9,326 | 971 | 0.13 | 461 |
| Higher education | 2013 | 37,640 | 32,331 | 4,092 | 0.62 | 63 |
| Higher education | 2014 | 38,676 | 33,237 | 4,262 | 0.63 | 63 |
| Higher education | 2015 | 38,988 | 33,604 | 4,393 | 0.64 | 63 |
| Higher education | 2016 | 38,424 | 33,300 | 4,304 | 0.61 | 63 |
| Higher education | 2017 | 39,522 | 34,350 | 4,506 | 0.61 | 63 |
| Higher education | 2018 | 39,951 | 34,742 | 4,585 | 0.59 | 62 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||