Research and development; personnel, expenditure, company size, branch
| Company size | Sector/branches (SIC2008) | Periods | R&D personnel Employed persons (number) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 49 employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2021 | 52,708 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 | 1,488 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2021 | 11,854 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2021 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2021 | 11,394 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2021 | 407 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 10 Manufacture of food products | 2021 | 385 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 11 Manufacture of beverages | 2021 | 21 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 12 Manufacture of tobacco products | 2021 | 0 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2021 | 184 |
| 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 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2021 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 19-22 Refineries and chemistry | 2021 | 1,272 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 24-30, 33 Metalectro | 2021 | 7,846 |
| 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 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery | 2021 | 3,961 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry | 2021 | 1,705 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2021 | 1,492 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 27 Manufacture of electric equipment | 2021 | 213 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. | 2021 | 2,256 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2021 | 1,532 |
| 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 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 35 Energy supply | 2021 | 166 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2021 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | F Construction | 2021 | 1,602 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2021 | 4,404 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2021 | 3,922 |
| 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 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV | 2021 | 234 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 58 Publishing | 2021 | 157 |
| 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 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2021 | 13,463 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 62 Support activities in the field of IT | 2021 | 12,304 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 63 Information service activities | 2021 | 1,159 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | K Financial institutions | 2021 | 2,371 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2021 | 40 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2021 | 40 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | M-N Business services | 2021 | 15,562 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | M Other specialised business services | 2021 | 14,121 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 69-71 Management, technical consultancy | 2021 | 7,810 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 69 Legal services, administration etc. | 2021 | 56 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 70 Holding companies (not financial) | 2021 | 2,856 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 71 Architects, technical services etc. | 2021 | 4,899 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 72 Research and development | 2021 | 5,294 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 73-75 Advertising, design and other | 2021 | 1,017 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 | 697 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2021 | 15,240 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2021 | 54 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2021 | 14,807 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages | 2021 | 1,477 |
| 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 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2021 | 172 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 13 Manufacture of textiles | 2021 | 118 |
| 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 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 16 Manufacture of wood products | 2021 | 63 |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Dataset is not available.
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.