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) Expenditure R&D on in-house activities (mln euro) Enterprises with in-house R&D activities (number)
Total A-U All economic activities 2020 172,993 118,355 12,314 19,720
Total A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2020 4,552 2,862 335 610
Total B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2020 63,276 48,157 6,278 4,525
Total B Mining and quarrying 2020 419 180 29 25
Total C Manufacturing 2020 61,657 47,352 6,178 4,350
Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2020 4,332 3,174 328 455
Total 10 Manufacture of food products 2020 4,208 3,080 317 435
Total 11 Manufacture of beverages 2020 105 84 10 15
Total 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2020 19 10 1 5
Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2020 559 337 34 100
Total 13 Manufacture of textiles 2020 427 243 23 75
Total 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2020 21 8 1 10
Total 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2020 112 86 10 15
Total 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 2020 801 381 29 160
Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2020 243 111 6 70
Total 17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing 2020 836 443 46 125
Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2020 648 338 39 70
Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2020 188 105 7 55
Total 19-22 Refineries and chemistry 2020 9,133 7,586 1,207 575
Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2020 . . . .
Total 20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2020 6,920 5,999 907 295
Total 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2020 4,728 4,032 594 230
Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2020 2,192 1,967 313 60
Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2020 . . . 275
Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2020 558 270 23 90
Total 24-30, 33 Metalectro 2020 43,955 34,263 4,454 2,660
Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2020 5,572 2,877 277 860
Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2020 974 643 83 70
Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2020 4,598 2,234 194 790
Total 26-28 Manufact of electronics, machinery 2020 33,139 27,842 3,871 1,345
Total 26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 2020 13,409 11,867 1,506 455
Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2020 7,793 6,870 871 320
Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2020 5,616 4,997 635 135
Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2020 19,729 15,975 2,365 890
Total 29-30 Transport equipment 2020 3,866 2,834 254 230
Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2020 2,086 1,767 175 100
Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2020 1,781 1,067 79 130
Total 31 Manufacture of furniture 2020 746 339 17 110
Total 32 Manufacture of other products 2020 1,296 829 64 165
Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2020 1,377 709 52 225
Total D Energy supply 2020 616 376 47 60
Total 35 Energy supply 2020 616 376 47 60
Total E Water supply and waste management 2020 583 249 25 85
Total F Construction 2020 3,164 1,349 99 685
Total G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2020 14,748 9,654 758 2,580
Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2020 12,259 7,989 649 2,270
Total H Transportation and storage 2020 2,385 1,621 106 280
Total I Accommodation and food serving 2020 104 44 3 30
Total J Information and communication 2020 33,835 23,972 1,709 3,765
Total 58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 2020 . . . 100
Total 58 Publishing 2020 849 576 80 45
Total 59 Film, TV and music production etc 2020 216 152 12 50
Total 60 Programming and broadcasting 2020 . . . .
Total 61 Telecommunications 2020 . . . 55
Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2020 25,787 17,634 1,288 3,610
Total 62 Support activities in the field of IT 2020 23,870 16,416 1,206 3,360
Total 63 Information service activities 2020 1,917 1,218 82 255
Total K Financial institutions 2020 6,563 4,326 462 1,765
Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2020 169 92 7 60
Total 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2020 169 92 7 60
Total M-N Business services 2020 37,526 23,359 2,269 4,780
Total M Other specialised business services 2020 33,133 21,525 2,136 3,865
Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2020 14,276 6,661 534 2,660
Total 69 Legal services, administration etc. 2020 393 274 42 45
Total 70 Holding companies (not financial) 2020 3,710 1,653 105 1,040
Total 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2020 10,173 4,735 387 1,575
Total 72 Research and development 2020 17,124 13,657 1,525 725
Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2020 1,732 1,207 77 480
Total 73 Advertising and market research 2020 . . . 200
Total 74 Other specialised business services 2020 1,031 734 47 275
Total 75 Veterinary activities 2020 . . . .
Total N Renting and other business support 2020 4,393 1,834 133 915
Total O-Q Government and care 2020 . . . .
Total O Public administration and services 2020 . . . .
Total 84 Public administration and services 2020 . . . .
Total P Education 2020 . . . .
Total 85 Education 2020 . . . .
Total Q Health and social work activities 2020 . . . .
Total 87-88 Care and social work 2020 . . . .
Total R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2020 . . . .
Total R Culture, sports and recreation 2020 . . . .
Total S Other service activities 2020 . . . .
Total T Activities of households 2020 . . . .
Total U Extraterritorial organisations 2020 . . . .
Total 99 Extraterritorial organisations 2020 . . . .
0 to 49 employed persons A-U All economic activities 2020 53,709 27,085 1,738 15,800
0 to 49 employed persons A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2020 1,472 554 37 565
0 to 49 employed persons B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2020 12,732 5,480 394 2,905
0 to 49 employed persons B Mining and quarrying 2020 . . . 10
0 to 49 employed persons C Manufacturing 2020 12,369 5,307 381 2,800
0 to 49 employed persons 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2020 597 156 9 205
0 to 49 employed persons 10 Manufacture of food products 2020 586 151 8 195
0 to 49 employed persons 11 Manufacture of beverages 2020 11 5 0 5
0 to 49 employed persons 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2020 0 0 0 0
0 to 49 employed persons 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2020 263 93 6 65
0 to 49 employed persons 13 Manufacture of textiles 2020 . . . 45
0 to 49 employed persons 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2020 21 8 1 10
0 to 49 employed persons 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2020 . . . 10
0 to 49 employed persons 16+23 Man of wooden and buildingmaterial 2020 . . . 95
0 to 49 employed persons 16 Manufacture of wood products 2020 . . . 55
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 26 August 2022:
The definitive figures about 2020 have been published.

When will new figures be published?
Mid 2023 definitive figures about 2021 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