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)
Total A-U All economic activities 2021 177,810 123,627
Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2021 4,738 3,068
Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2021 64,568 50,101
Total B Mining and quarrying 2021 333 162
Total C Manufacturing 2021 62,821 49,225
Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2021 4,257 3,263
Total 10 Manufacture of food products 2021 4,125 3,165
Total 11 Manufacture of beverages 2021 115 88
Total 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2021 17 9
Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2021 527 353
Total 13 Manufacture of textiles 2021 372 249
Total 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2021 19 6
Total 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2021 136 98
Total 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 2021 842 352
Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2021 222 81
Total 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 2021 865 470
Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2021 659 370
Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2021 207 100
Total 19-22 Refineries and chemistry 2021 8,825 7,528
Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2021 . .
Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2021 6,801 5,967
Total 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2021 4,373 3,818
Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2021 2,427 2,148
Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2021 . .
Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2021 620 271
Total 24-30, 33 Metalectro 2021 45,519 36,107
Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2021 4,911 2,928
Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2021 976 692
Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2021 3,935 2,236
Total 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 2021 34,926 29,311
Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2021 13,511 11,761
Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2021 8,539 7,478
Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2021 4,972 4,283
Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2021 21,415 17,550
Total 29-30 Transport equipment 2021 4,571 3,275
Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2021 2,882 2,278
Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2021 1,689 996
Total 31 Manufacture of furniture 2021 727 320
Total 32 Manufacture of other products 2021 1,259 832
Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2021 1,112 594
Total D Energy supply 2021 712 383
Total 35 Energy supply 2021 712 383
Total E Water supply and waste management 2021 702 331
Total F Construction 2021 3,190 1,603
Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2021 14,809 9,751
Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2021 12,386 7,994
Total H Transportation and storage 2021 2,288 1,696
Total I Accommodation and food serving 2021 135 61
Total J Information and communication 2021 35,017 24,077
Total 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2021 . .
Total 58 Publishing 2021 915 648
Total 59 Film, TV and music production etc 2021 150 96
Total 60 Programming and broadcasting 2021 . .
Total 61 Telecommunications 2021 . .
Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2021 27,166 17,879
Total 62 Support activities in the field of IT 2021 25,212 16,646
Total 63 Information service activities 2021 1,954 1,233
Total K Financial institutions 2021 6,795 4,684
Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2021 92 62
Total 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2021 92 62
Total M-N Business services 2021 39,327 25,310
Total M Other specialised business services 2021 35,437 23,644
Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2021 14,248 6,577
Total 69 Legal services, administration etc. 2021 499 218
Total 70 Holding companies (not financial) 2021 3,380 1,629
Total 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2021 10,368 4,729
Total 72 Research and development 2021 19,022 15,527
Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2021 2,168 1,540
Total 73 Advertising and market research 2021 . .
Total 74 Other specialised business services 2021 1,158 820
Total 75 Veterinary activities 2021 . .
Total N Renting and other business support 2021 3,890 1,666
Total O-Q Government and care 2021 . .
Total O Public administration and services 2021 . .
Total 84 Public administration and services 2021 . .
Total P Education 2021 . .
Total 85 Education 2021 . .
Total Q Health and social work activities 2021 . .
Total 87-88 Care and social work 2021 . .
Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2021 . .
Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2021 . .
Total S Other service activities 2021 . .
Total T Activities of households 2021 . .
Total U Extraterritorial organisations 2021 . .
Total 99 Extraterritorial organisations 2021 . .
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 . .
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.