Research and development; personnel, expenditure, company size, branch
| Company size | Sector/branches (SIC2008) | Periods | R&D personnel Employed persons (number) | R&D personnel Years of work (number) | Expenditure R&D on in-house activities (mln euro) | Enterprises with in-house R&D activities (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | A-U All economic activities | 2020 | 172,993 | 118,355 | 12,314 | 19,720 |
| Total | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2020 | 4,552 | 2,862 | 335 | 610 |
| Total | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2020 | 63,276 | 48,157 | 6,278 | 4,525 |
| Total | B Mining and quarrying | 2020 | 419 | 180 | 29 | 25 |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2020 | 61,657 | 47,352 | 6,178 | 4,350 |
| Total | D Energy supply | 2020 | 616 | 376 | 47 | 60 |
| Total | E Water supply and waste management | 2020 | 583 | 249 | 25 | 85 |
| Total | F Construction | 2020 | 3,164 | 1,349 | 99 | 685 |
| Total | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2020 | 14,748 | 9,654 | 758 | 2,580 |
| Total | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2020 | 12,259 | 7,989 | 649 | 2,270 |
| Total | H Transportation and storage | 2020 | 2,385 | 1,621 | 106 | 280 |
| Total | I Accommodation and food serving | 2020 | 104 | 44 | 3 | 30 |
| Total | J Information and communication | 2020 | 33,835 | 23,972 | 1,709 | 3,765 |
| Total | K Financial institutions | 2020 | 6,563 | 4,326 | 462 | 1,765 |
| Total | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2020 | 169 | 92 | 7 | 60 |
| Total | M-N Business services | 2020 | 37,526 | 23,359 | 2,269 | 4,780 |
| Total | M Other specialised business services | 2020 | 33,133 | 21,525 | 2,136 | 3,865 |
| Total | N Renting and other business support | 2020 | 4,393 | 1,834 | 133 | 915 |
| Total | O-Q Government and care | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| Total | O Public administration and services | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| Total | P Education | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| Total | Q Health and social work activities | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| Total | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| Total | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| Total | S Other service activities | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| Total | T Activities of households | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| Total | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2020 | 53,709 | 27,085 | 1,738 | 15,800 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2020 | 1,472 | 554 | 37 | 565 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2020 | 12,732 | 5,480 | 394 | 2,905 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2020 | . | . | . | 10 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2020 | 12,369 | 5,307 | 381 | 2,800 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | D Energy supply | 2020 | . | . | . | 45 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2020 | 131 | 38 | 3 | 55 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | F Construction | 2020 | 1,823 | 677 | 39 | 510 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2020 | 4,615 | 2,350 | 123 | 1,905 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2020 | 4,047 | 1,990 | 108 | 1,715 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2020 | 551 | 351 | 14 | 180 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2020 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | J Information and communication | 2020 | 13,031 | 8,315 | 472 | 3,315 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | K Financial institutions | 2020 | 2,325 | 984 | 66 | 1,675 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2020 | 45 | 22 | 2 | 40 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | M-N Business services | 2020 | 16,057 | 8,231 | 583 | 4,305 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | M Other specialised business services | 2020 | 14,435 | 7,586 | 545 | 3,550 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | N Renting and other business support | 2020 | 1,622 | 645 | 38 | 755 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | O-Q Government and care | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | O Public administration and services | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | P Education | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | S Other service activities | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | T Activities of households | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2020 | 37,480 | 25,469 | 2,257 | 2,905 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2020 | 486 | 317 | 36 | 40 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2020 | 14,288 | 9,628 | 883 | 1,305 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2020 | 110 | 59 | 6 | 15 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2020 | 13,895 | 9,407 | 865 | 1,255 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | D Energy supply | 2020 | 151 | 122 | 8 | 10 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2020 | 132 | 40 | 4 | 25 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | F Construction | 2020 | 572 | 303 | 18 | 115 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2020 | 5,192 | 3,684 | 337 | 530 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2020 | 4,991 | 3,591 | 331 | 465 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2020 | 172 | 86 | 6 | 55 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2020 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | J Information and communication | 2020 | 7,274 | 5,221 | 422 | 370 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | K Financial institutions | 2020 | . | . | . | 45 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2020 | . | . | . | 20 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | M-N Business services | 2020 | 8,021 | 5,576 | 501 | 340 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | M Other specialised business services | 2020 | 7,372 | 5,106 | 468 | 245 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | N Renting and other business support | 2020 | 650 | 470 | 33 | 90 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | O-Q Government and care | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | O Public administration and services | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | P Education | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | S Other service activities | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | T Activities of households | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2020 | 81,803 | 65,801 | 8,319 | 1,015 |
| 250 and more employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2020 | 2,594 | 1,992 | 263 | 10 |
| 250 and more employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2020 | 36,255 | 33,049 | 5,001 | 315 |
| 250 and more employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2020 | 35,393 | 32,638 | 4,932 | 295 |
| 250 and more employed persons | D Energy supply | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2020 | 320 | 171 | 18 | 10 |
| 250 and more employed persons | F Construction | 2020 | 768 | 369 | 42 | 60 |
| 250 and more employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2020 | 4,941 | 3,619 | 298 | 140 |
| 250 and more employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2020 | 3,222 | 2,407 | 210 | 85 |
| 250 and more employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2020 | 1,662 | 1,184 | 86 | 45 |
| 250 and more employed persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2020 | 58 | 28 | 2 | 10 |
| 250 and more employed persons | J Information and communication | 2020 | 13,530 | 10,437 | 815 | 75 |
| 250 and more employed persons | K Financial institutions | 2020 | . | . | . | 50 |
| 250 and more employed persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | M-N Business services | 2020 | 13,448 | 9,551 | 1,184 | 135 |
| 250 and more employed persons | M Other specialised business services | 2020 | 11,326 | 8,833 | 1,122 | 65 |
| 250 and more employed persons | N Renting and other business support | 2020 | 2,122 | 719 | 62 | 65 |
| 250 and more employed persons | O-Q Government and care | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | O Public administration and services | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | P Education | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | S Other service activities | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | T Activities of households | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2020 | . | . | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
Table description
This table contains figures regarding enterprises that conduct in-house Research and Development (R&D) activities with own or external personnel. Additionally figures are available regarding the personnel and the expenditure related to these R&D activities.
The figures are broken down by company size and branch of industry according to the Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SIC 2008).
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. Furthermore, this table only concerns the "businesses" sector. The sectors "institutions" and "higher education" are not included in this table.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
All figures are definitive.
Changes as of 26 August 2022:
The definitive figures about 2020 have been published.
When will new figures be published?
Mid 2023 definitive figures about 2021 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.
- Employed persons
- Someone working for a company located in the Netherlands, or for an institution or private household in the Netherlands.
In order to be included in the R&D personnel an employed person needs to spend at least 0,1 FTE annually on R&D related activities.
Employed persons are all persons having paid jobs, even for only one or some hours a week, and even if they:
- work legally as such, but without registration for income tax and social security (“undeclared work”);
- are temporarily not at work, but have continued receipt of wages or salary (for instance in case of illness or hold-ups due to frost);
- are on a temporary unpaid-leave.
Employed persons can be divided into employees and the self-employed persons. They can live in the Netherlands, but also abroad.
- 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.
- Expenditure R&D on in-house activities
- Enterprises with in-house R&D activities