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 | 10 Manufacture of food products | 2021 | 4,125 | 3,165 | 347 | 395 |
| Total | 12 Manufacture of tobacco products | 2021 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts | 2021 | 527 | 353 | 35 | 110 |
| Total | 16 Manufacture of wood products | 2021 | 222 | 81 | 5 | 65 |
| Total | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2021 | 207 | 100 | 7 | 70 |
| Total | 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products | 2021 | . | . | . | 255 |
| Total | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2021 | 4,911 | 2,928 | 266 | 755 |
| Total | 25 Manufacture of metal products | 2021 | 3,935 | 2,236 | 182 | 695 |
| Total | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2021 | 8,539 | 7,478 | 949 | 310 |
| Total | 32 Manufacture of other products | 2021 | 1,259 | 832 | 73 | 165 |
| Total | 59 Film, TV and music production etc | 2021 | 150 | 96 | 10 | 40 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 10 Manufacture of food products | 2021 | 385 | 95 | 7 | 160 |
| 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 | 16 Manufacture of wood products | 2021 | . | . | . | 45 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2021 | . | . | . | 55 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products | 2021 | . | . | . | 165 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2021 | . | . | . | 500 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 25 Manufacture of metal products | 2021 | 1,730 | 776 | 46 | 475 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2021 | 1,492 | 1,024 | 72 | 240 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 32 Manufacture of other products | 2021 | . | . | . | 130 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 59 Film, TV and music production etc | 2021 | . | . | . | 35 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 10 Manufacture of food products | 2021 | . | . | . | 185 |
| 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 | 16 Manufacture of wood products | 2021 | 63 | 50 | 3 | 20 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2021 | 72 | 43 | 4 | 10 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products | 2021 | . | . | . | 85 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2021 | 1,720 | 906 | 67 | 220 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 25 Manufacture of metal products | 2021 | 1,487 | 827 | 62 | 195 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2021 | 1,866 | 1,518 | 163 | 55 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 32 Manufacture of other products | 2021 | 647 | 454 | 44 | 35 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 59 Film, TV and music production etc | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 10 Manufacture of food products | 2021 | . | . | . | 50 |
| 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 | 16 Manufacture of wood products | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 18 Printing and reproduction | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products | 2021 | . | . | . | 10 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products | 2021 | . | . | . | 35 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 25 Manufacture of metal products | 2021 | 719 | 633 | 74 | 25 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 26 Manufacture of electronic products | 2021 | 5,180 | 4,936 | 713 | 15 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 32 Manufacture of other products | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 59 Film, TV and music production etc | 2021 | . | . | . | . |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
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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