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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 and more employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 | 2,553 | 2,084 | 275 | 10 |
| 250 and more employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2021 | 2,373 | 2,116 | 261 | 55 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial | 2021 | . | . | . | 20 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing | 2021 | . | . | . | 10 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 19-22 Refineries and chemistry | 2021 | 5,692 | 5,299 | 949 | 60 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals | 2021 | . | . | . | 50 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2021 | . | . | . | 35 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 24 Manufacture of basic metals | 2021 | . | . | . | 15 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry | 2021 | . | . | . | 30 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers | 2021 | . | . | . | 10 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 33 Repair and installation of machinery | 2021 | . | . | . | 15 |
| 250 and more employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2021 | . | . | . | 10 |
| 250 and more employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2021 | 3,361 | 2,461 | 209 | 85 |
| 250 and more employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2021 | 1,750 | 1,257 | 108 | 40 |
| 250 and more employed persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2021 | 55 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| 250 and more employed persons | J Information and communication | 2021 | 14,348 | 11,505 | 914 | 80 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2021 | . | . | . | 15 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 59 Film, TV and music production etc | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 60 Programming and broadcasting | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2021 | 7,460 | 5,964 | 538 | 60 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 72 Research and development | 2021 | 8,045 | 7,175 | 891 | 15 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2021 | 393 | 379 | 28 | 5 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 73 Advertising and market research | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | N Renting and other business support | 2021 | 1,777 | 618 | 58 | 50 |
| 250 and more employed persons | O-Q Government and care | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | O Public administration and services | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 84 Public administration and services | 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 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 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.
- 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