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

Changed on: 30/08/2024 02:00

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	2022**	65,815	52,094	7,494	.
Total	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	2022**	4,121	3,268	376	.
Total	10 Manufacture of food products	2022**	3,934	3,130	361	.
Total	11 Manufacture of beverages	2022**	.	.	.	.
Total	12 Manufacture of tobacco products	2022**	.	.	.	.
Total	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2022**	511	339	37	.
Total	13 Manufacture of textiles	2022**	349	223	26	.
Total	14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	2022**	30	11	1	.
Total	15 Manufacture of leather and footwear	2022**	132	105	10	.
Total	16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial	2022**	1,071	500	39	.
Total	16 Manufacture of wood products	2022**	377	131	8	.
Total	17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	2022**	646	426	34	.
Total	17 Manufacture of paper	2022**	488	315	26	.
Total	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	2022**	.	.	.	.
Total	20 Manufacture of chemicals	2022**	4,689	3,901	597	.
Total	21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	2022**	2,675	2,407	334	.
Total	22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	2022**	.	.	.	.
Total	23 Manufacture of building materials	2022**	694	370	31	.
Total	24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products	2022**	5,447	2,762	272	.
Total	24 Manufacture of basic metals	2022**	987	705	97	.
Total	25 Manufacture of metal products	2022**	4,460	2,057	175	.
Total	26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery	2022**	37,308	31,769	5,013	.
Total	26 Manufacture of electronic products	2022**	9,295	8,227	1,207	.
Total	27 Manufacture of electric equipment	2022**	4,363	3,551	414	.
Total	28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c.	2022**	23,650	19,992	3,392	.
Total	29 Manufacture of cars and trailers	2022**	1,983	1,704	161	.
Total	30 Manufacture of other transport	2022**	1,756	1,132	95	.
Total	31 Manufacture of furniture	2022**	313	171	12	.
Total	32 Manufacture of other products	2022**	1,383	975	81	.
Total	E Water supply and waste management	2022**	728	393	35	.
Total	69-71 Management, technical consultancy	2022**	15,550	7,576	616	.
0 to 49 employed persons	C Manufacturing	2022**	12,128	6,136	432	.
0 to 49 employed persons	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	2022**	297	129	8	.
0 to 49 employed persons	10 Manufacture of food products	2022**	257	104	7	.
0 to 49 employed persons	11 Manufacture of beverages	2022**	39	25	1	.
0 to 49 employed persons	12 Manufacture of tobacco products	2022**	0	0	0	.
0 to 49 employed persons	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2022**	196	87	5	.
0 to 49 employed persons	13 Manufacture of textiles	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	15 Manufacture of leather and footwear	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	16 Manufacture of wood products	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	17 Manufacture of paper	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	20 Manufacture of chemicals	2022**	510	285	23	.
0 to 49 employed persons	21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	23 Manufacture of building materials	2022**	192	78	7	.
0 to 49 employed persons	24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	24 Manufacture of basic metals	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	25 Manufacture of metal products	2022**	2,053	795	49	.
0 to 49 employed persons	26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery	2022**	5,330	2,886	200	.
0 to 49 employed persons	26 Manufacture of electronic products	2022**	1,448	1,036	73	.
0 to 49 employed persons	27 Manufacture of electric equipment	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c.	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	29 Manufacture of cars and trailers	2022**	216	102	6	.
0 to 49 employed persons	30 Manufacture of other transport	2022**	442	263	22	.
0 to 49 employed persons	31 Manufacture of furniture	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	32 Manufacture of other products	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	E Water supply and waste management	2022**	.	.	.	.
0 to 49 employed persons	69-71 Management, technical consultancy	2022**	9,334	4,108	299	.
50 to 249 employed persons	C Manufacturing	2022**	14,733	10,076	990	.
50 to 249 employed persons	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	2022**	1,406	1,000	99	.
50 to 249 employed persons	10 Manufacture of food products	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	11 Manufacture of beverages	2022**	44	23	2	.
50 to 249 employed persons	12 Manufacture of tobacco products	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2022**	145	98	9	.
50 to 249 employed persons	13 Manufacture of textiles	2022**	99	65	6	.
50 to 249 employed persons	14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	15 Manufacture of leather and footwear	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial	2022**	446	265	21	.
50 to 249 employed persons	16 Manufacture of wood products	2022**	110	64	4	.
50 to 249 employed persons	17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	2022**	314	216	16	.
50 to 249 employed persons	17 Manufacture of paper	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	2022**	32	27	2	.
50 to 249 employed persons	20 Manufacture of chemicals	2022**	1,262	1,007	127	.
50 to 249 employed persons	21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	2022**	360	264	31	.
50 to 249 employed persons	22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	2022**	926	702	76	.
50 to 249 employed persons	23 Manufacture of building materials	2022**	337	201	17	.
50 to 249 employed persons	24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products	2022**	2,048	861	70	.
50 to 249 employed persons	24 Manufacture of basic metals	2022**	219	87	6	.
50 to 249 employed persons	25 Manufacture of metal products	2022**	1,829	774	64	.
50 to 249 employed persons	26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery	2022**	5,919	4,360	436	.
50 to 249 employed persons	26 Manufacture of electronic products	2022**	1,489	1,273	144	.
50 to 249 employed persons	27 Manufacture of electric equipment	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c.	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	29 Manufacture of cars and trailers	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	30 Manufacture of other transport	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	31 Manufacture of furniture	2022**	51	35	3	.
50 to 249 employed persons	32 Manufacture of other products	2022**	603	457	40	.
50 to 249 employed persons	E Water supply and waste management	2022**	.	.	.	.
50 to 249 employed persons	69-71 Management, technical consultancy	2022**	3,293	1,983	164	.
250 and more employed persons	C Manufacturing	2022**	38,954	35,882	6,072	.
250 and more employed persons	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	2022**	2,418	2,138	268	.
250 and more employed persons	10 Manufacture of food products	2022**	.	.	.	.
250 and more employed persons	11 Manufacture of beverages	2022**	.	.	.	.
250 and more employed persons	12 Manufacture of tobacco products	2022**	0	0	0	.
250 and more employed persons	13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts	2022**	170	155	23	.
250 and more employed persons	13 Manufacture of textiles	2022**	.	.	.	.
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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 are revised provisional.

Changes as of 30 August 2024:
The revised provisional figures about 2022 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 figures on the number of R&D firms can only be published in 2025.

When will new figures be published?
Mid 2025 the figures about 2023 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