Research and development; personnel, expenditure, company size, branch

Research and development; personnel, expenditure, company size, branch

Company size Sector/branches (SIC2008) Periods R&D personnel Years of work (number)
Total Q Health and social work activities 2021 .
Total 87-88 Care and social work 2021 .
0 to 49 employed persons Q Health and social work activities 2021 .
0 to 49 employed persons 87-88 Care and social work 2021 .
50 to 249 employed persons Q Health and social work activities 2021 .
50 to 249 employed persons 87-88 Care and social work 2021 .
250 and more employed persons Q Health and social work activities 2021 .
250 and more employed persons 87-88 Care and social work 2021 .
Source: CBS.
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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 7 August 2023:
The definitive figures about 2021 have been published.

When will new figures be published?
Mid 2024 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.