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

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Company size Sector/branches (SIC2008) Expenditure R&D on in-house activities (mln euro) Enterprises with in-house R&D activities (number)
Total A-U All economic activities 16,711 .
C Manufacturing 8,380 .
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 404 .
10 Manufacture of food products 399 .
11 Manufacture of beverages . .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products . .
13 Manufacture of textiles 34 .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 1 .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 10 .
16 Manufacture of wood products 11 .
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 47 .
17 Manufacture of paper 38 .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum . .
20 Manufacture of chemicals 608 .
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 315 .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products . .
23 Manufacture of building materials 34 .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 101 .
25 Manufacture of metal products 172 .
26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 5,814 .
26 Manufacture of electronic products 1,254 .
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 404 .
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 4,156 .
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 194 .
30 Manufacture of other transport 81 .
31 Manufacture of furniture 10 .
32 Manufacture of other products 80 .
62 Support activities in the field of IT 1,634 .
63 Information service activities 171 .
75 Veterinary activities . .
O-Q Government and care . .
Q Health and social work activities . .
87-88 Care and social work . .
S Other service activities . .
T Activities of households . .
0 to 49 employed persons A-U All economic activities 2,302 .
C Manufacturing 463 .
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 12 .
10 Manufacture of food products . .
11 Manufacture of beverages 2 .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products . .
13 Manufacture of textiles . .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear . .
16 Manufacture of wood products . .
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing . .
17 Manufacture of paper . .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum . .
20 Manufacture of chemicals 34 .
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals . .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products . .
23 Manufacture of building materials 10 .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 3 .
25 Manufacture of metal products 51 .
26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 208 .
26 Manufacture of electronic products 94 .
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 25 .
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 89 .
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers . .
30 Manufacture of other transport . .
31 Manufacture of furniture 2 .
32 Manufacture of other products 35 .
62 Support activities in the field of IT . .
63 Information service activities . .
75 Veterinary activities 0 .
O-Q Government and care . .
Q Health and social work activities . .
87-88 Care and social work . .
S Other service activities . .
T Activities of households . .
50 to 249 employed persons A-U All economic activities 3,156 .
C Manufacturing 1,061 .
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 87 .
10 Manufacture of food products 85 .
11 Manufacture of beverages . .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products . .
13 Manufacture of textiles 15 .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear . .
16 Manufacture of wood products 7 .
17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 17 .
17 Manufacture of paper 11 .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum . .
20 Manufacture of chemicals 109 .
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 32 .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products . .
23 Manufacture of building materials 18 .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 7 .
25 Manufacture of metal products 56 .
26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 492 .
26 Manufacture of electronic products 160 .
27 Manufacture of electric equipment . .
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. . .
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 23 .
30 Manufacture of other transport 39 .
31 Manufacture of furniture . .
32 Manufacture of other products . .
62 Support activities in the field of IT 462 .
63 Information service activities 47 .
75 Veterinary activities 0 .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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:
The data regarding 2013-2021 are definitive and the data regarding 2022-2023 are revised provisional.

Changes as of 15 August 2025:
The revised provisional figures about 2023 have been published.

As of statistical year 2022, a new sample design and weighting method are used for this statistic. This makes the published data more accurate, but this change does mean that for the moment the figures on the number of R&D firms cannot be published yet.

When will new figures be published?
Mid 2026 the figures about 2024 will be published.

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Expenditure R&D on in-house activities
Enterprises with in-house R&D activities