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)
0 to 49 employed persons A-U All economic activities 2021 52,708 26,999
0 to 49 employed persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2021 1,488 573
0 to 49 employed persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2021 11,854 5,561
0 to 49 employed persons B Mining and quarrying 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons C Manufacturing 2021 11,394 5,316
0 to 49 employed persons 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2021 407 107
0 to 49 employed persons 10 Manufacture of food products 2021 385 95
0 to 49 employed persons 11 Manufacture of beverages 2021 21 11
0 to 49 employed persons 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2021 0 0
0 to 49 employed persons 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2021 184 76
0 to 49 employed persons 13 Manufacture of textiles 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 16 Manufacture of wood products 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 17 Manufacture of paper 2021 82 26
0 to 49 employed persons 18 Printing and reproduction 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 19-22 Refineries and chemistry 2021 1,272 709
0 to 49 employed persons 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2021 434 196
0 to 49 employed persons 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 23 Manufacture of building materials 2021 219 72
0 to 49 employed persons 24-30, 33 Metalectro 2021 7,846 3,730
0 to 49 employed persons 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 25 Manufacture of metal products 2021 1,730 776
0 to 49 employed persons 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 2021 3,961 1,859
0 to 49 employed persons 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2021 1,705 1,142
0 to 49 employed persons 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2021 1,492 1,024
0 to 49 employed persons 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2021 213 117
0 to 49 employed persons 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2021 2,256 718
0 to 49 employed persons 29-30 Transport equipment 2021 1,532 893
0 to 49 employed persons 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 30 Manufacture of other transport 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 31 Manufacture of furniture 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 32 Manufacture of other products 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons D Energy supply 2021 166 99
0 to 49 employed persons 35 Energy supply 2021 166 99
0 to 49 employed persons E Water supply and waste management 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons F Construction 2021 1,602 665
0 to 49 employed persons G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2021 4,404 2,196
0 to 49 employed persons G Wholesale and retail trade 2021 3,922 1,786
0 to 49 employed persons H Transportation and storage 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons I Accommodation and food serving 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons J Information and communication 2021 13,930 7,761
0 to 49 employed persons 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2021 234 137
0 to 49 employed persons 58 Publishing 2021 157 108
0 to 49 employed persons 59 Film, TV and music production etc 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 60 Programming and broadcasting 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 61 Telecommunications 2021 233 202
0 to 49 employed persons 62-63 IT- and information services 2021 13,463 7,422
0 to 49 employed persons 62 Support activities in the field of IT 2021 12,304 6,778
0 to 49 employed persons 63 Information service activities 2021 1,159 644
0 to 49 employed persons K Financial institutions 2021 2,371 1,079
0 to 49 employed persons L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2021 40 18
0 to 49 employed persons 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2021 40 18
0 to 49 employed persons M-N Business services 2021 15,562 8,584
0 to 49 employed persons M Other specialised business services 2021 14,121 8,018
0 to 49 employed persons 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2021 7,810 3,506
0 to 49 employed persons 69 Legal services, administration etc. 2021 56 23
0 to 49 employed persons 70 Holding companies (not financial) 2021 2,856 1,415
0 to 49 employed persons 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2021 4,899 2,068
0 to 49 employed persons 72 Research and development 2021 5,294 3,870
0 to 49 employed persons 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2021 1,017 642
0 to 49 employed persons 73 Advertising and market research 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 74 Other specialised business services 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 75 Veterinary activities 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons N Renting and other business support 2021 1,441 565
0 to 49 employed persons O-Q Government and care 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons O Public administration and services 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 84 Public administration and services 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons P Education 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 85 Education 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 . .
0 to 49 employed persons R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons R Culture, sports and recreation 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons S Other service activities 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons T Activities of households 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons U Extraterritorial organisations 2021 . .
0 to 49 employed persons 99 Extraterritorial organisations 2021 . .
50 to 249 employed persons A-U All economic activities 2021 40,076 27,418
50 to 249 employed persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2021 697 411
50 to 249 employed persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2021 15,240 10,331
50 to 249 employed persons B Mining and quarrying 2021 54 42
50 to 249 employed persons C Manufacturing 2021 14,807 10,108
50 to 249 employed persons 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2021 1,477 1,041
50 to 249 employed persons 10 Manufacture of food products 2021 . .
50 to 249 employed persons 11 Manufacture of beverages 2021 . .
50 to 249 employed persons 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2021 17 9
50 to 249 employed persons 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2021 172 126
50 to 249 employed persons 13 Manufacture of textiles 2021 118 96
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
50 to 249 employed persons 16 Manufacture of wood products 2021 63 50
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.