Research and development; key figures per implementation sector
| Sectors | Periods | R&D personnel Years of work (number) |
|---|---|---|
| All sectors | 2022* | 186,957 |
| Businesses | 2022* | 134,877 |
| Institutions | 2022* | 9,180 |
| Higher education | 2022* | 42,900 |
| Source: CBS. | ||
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This table contains figures regarding the personnel and the expenditure related to in-house Research and Development (R&D) activities that are conducted with own or external personnel.
The figures are provided for the following sectors:
- businesses
- institutions
- institutes of higher education
The R&D activities are conducted in-house by own or external personnel in the Netherlands. Outsourced R&D is not included in this table.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
The data regarding 2013-2020 are definitive, the data regarding 2021 are revised provisional and the data regarding 2022 are provisional.
The status of the figures in this table is related to the status of the figures on the gross domestic product (GDP). Until the GDP is definitive, the R&D intensity can be adjusted.
Changes as of 19 December 2023:
The provisional figures about 2022 have been published.
When will new figures be published?
Mid 2024 the definitive figures about 2022 will be published.
Description topics
- R&D personnel
- The personnel that conducts the in-house R&D activities, expressed in numbers of employed persons and years of work.
- Years of work
- A measure for the volume of work, calculated by converting all jobs (full-time and part-time) into full-time jobs, also known as full-time equivalents (FTE).
As such, when combined, the volume of work of two half jobs (0.5 FTE each) totals one year of work.