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

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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 C Manufacturing 2021 62,821 49,225 6,505 4,225
Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2021 4,257 3,263 357 420
Total 10 Manufacture of food products 2021 4,125 3,165 347 395
Total 11 Manufacture of beverages 2021 115 88 9 20
Total 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2021 17 9 1 5
Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2021 527 353 35 110
Total 13 Manufacture of textiles 2021 372 249 24 80
Total 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2021 19 6 0 10
Total 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2021 136 98 11 20
Total 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 2021 842 352 29 185
Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2021 222 81 5 65
Total 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 2021 865 470 37 140
Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2021 659 370 29 70
Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2021 . . . .
Total 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2021 4,373 3,818 565 215
Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2021 2,427 2,148 323 60
Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2021 . . . 255
Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2021 620 271 24 120
Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2021 4,911 2,928 266 755
Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2021 976 692 84 60
Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2021 3,935 2,236 182 695
Total 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 2021 34,926 29,311 4,169 1,370
Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2021 8,539 7,478 949 310
Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2021 4,972 4,283 556 115
Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2021 21,415 17,550 2,664 940
Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2021 2,882 2,278 215 105
Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2021 1,689 996 74 140
Total 31 Manufacture of furniture 2021 727 320 15 95
Total 32 Manufacture of other products 2021 1,259 832 73 165
Total E Water supply and waste management 2021 702 331 36 100
Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2021 14,248 6,577 548 2,640
0 to 49 employed persons C Manufacturing 2021 11,394 5,316 375 2,685
0 to 49 employed persons 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2021 407 107 8 165
0 to 49 employed persons 10 Manufacture of food products 2021 385 95 7 160
0 to 49 employed persons 11 Manufacture of beverages 2021 21 11 1 10
0 to 49 employed persons 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2021 0 0 0 0
0 to 49 employed persons 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2021 184 76 5 70
0 to 49 employed persons 13 Manufacture of textiles 2021 . . . 50
0 to 49 employed persons 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2021 . . . .
0 to 49 employed persons 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2021 . . . 10
0 to 49 employed persons 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 2021 . . . 125
0 to 49 employed persons 16 Manufacture of wood products 2021 . . . 45
0 to 49 employed persons 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 2021 . . . 75
0 to 49 employed persons 17 Manufacture of paper 2021 82 26 1 20
0 to 49 employed persons 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2021 . . . .
0 to 49 employed persons 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2021 434 196 12 110
0 to 49 employed persons 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2021 . . . 30
0 to 49 employed persons 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2021 . . . 165
0 to 49 employed persons 23 Manufacture of building materials 2021 219 72 5 80
0 to 49 employed persons 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2021 . . . 500
0 to 49 employed persons 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2021 . . . 25
0 to 49 employed persons 25 Manufacture of metal products 2021 1,730 776 46 475
0 to 49 employed persons 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 2021 3,961 1,859 139 915
0 to 49 employed persons 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2021 1,492 1,024 72 240
0 to 49 employed persons 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2021 213 117 7 55
0 to 49 employed persons 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2021 2,256 718 59 620
0 to 49 employed persons 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2021 . . . 65
0 to 49 employed persons 30 Manufacture of other transport 2021 . . . 90
0 to 49 employed persons 31 Manufacture of furniture 2021 . . . 70
0 to 49 employed persons 32 Manufacture of other products 2021 . . . 130
0 to 49 employed persons E Water supply and waste management 2021 . . . 60
0 to 49 employed persons 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2021 7,810 3,506 244 2,450
50 to 249 employed persons C Manufacturing 2021 14,807 10,108 943 1,240
50 to 249 employed persons 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2021 1,477 1,041 88 195
50 to 249 employed persons 10 Manufacture of food products 2021 . . . 185
50 to 249 employed persons 11 Manufacture of beverages 2021 . . . .
50 to 249 employed persons 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2021 17 9 1 5
50 to 249 employed persons 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2021 172 126 12 30
50 to 249 employed persons 13 Manufacture of textiles 2021 118 96 9 25
50 to 249 employed persons 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2021 . . . .
50 to 249 employed persons 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2021 . . . .
50 to 249 employed persons 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 2021 270 148 13 45
50 to 249 employed persons 16 Manufacture of wood products 2021 63 50 3 20
50 to 249 employed persons 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 2021 419 210 16 50
50 to 249 employed persons 17 Manufacture of paper 2021 347 167 12 40
50 to 249 employed persons 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2021 . . . .
50 to 249 employed persons 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2021 822 715 86 70
50 to 249 employed persons 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2021 324 231 24 20
50 to 249 employed persons 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2021 . . . 85
50 to 249 employed persons 23 Manufacture of building materials 2021 207 98 9 25
50 to 249 employed persons 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2021 1,720 906 67 220
50 to 249 employed persons 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2021 233 79 5 25
50 to 249 employed persons 25 Manufacture of metal products 2021 1,487 827 62 195
50 to 249 employed persons 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 2021 7,176 5,035 469 385
50 to 249 employed persons 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2021 1,866 1,518 163 55
50 to 249 employed persons 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2021 . . . 45
50 to 249 employed persons 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2021 . . . 285
50 to 249 employed persons 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2021 324 226 21 30
50 to 249 employed persons 30 Manufacture of other transport 2021 396 222 19 35
50 to 249 employed persons 31 Manufacture of furniture 2021 104 79 5 20
50 to 249 employed persons 32 Manufacture of other products 2021 647 454 44 35
50 to 249 employed persons E Water supply and waste management 2021 150 58 4 30
50 to 249 employed persons 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2021 3,054 1,460 120 150
250 and more employed persons C Manufacturing 2021 36,620 33,801 5,187 305
250 and more employed persons 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2021 2,373 2,116 261 55
250 and more employed persons 10 Manufacture of food products 2021 . . . 50
250 and more employed persons 11 Manufacture of beverages 2021 . . . .
250 and more employed persons 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2021 0 0 0 0
250 and more employed persons 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2021 171 150 18 10
250 and more employed persons 13 Manufacture of textiles 2021 . . . 10
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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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