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 | 72 Research and development | 2021 | 19,022 | 15,527 | 1,687 | 770 |
| Total | 73 Advertising and market research | 2021 | . | . | . | 175 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 72 Research and development | 2021 | 5,294 | 3,870 | 337 | 690 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 73 Advertising and market research | 2021 | . | . | . | 120 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 72 Research and development | 2021 | 5,682 | 4,482 | 460 | 70 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 73 Advertising and market research | 2021 | 440 | 289 | 17 | 55 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 72 Research and development | 2021 | 8,045 | 7,175 | 891 | 15 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 73 Advertising and market research | 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