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 Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 | 4,738 | 3,068 | 351 | 710 |
| Total | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2021 | 4,571 | 3,275 | 289 | 240 |
| Total | 30 Manufacture of other transport | 2021 | 1,689 | 996 | 74 | 140 |
| Total | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2021 | 14,809 | 9,751 | 786 | 2,470 |
| Total | H Transportation and storage | 2021 | 2,288 | 1,696 | 128 | 240 |
| Total | J Information and communication | 2021 | 35,017 | 24,077 | 1,785 | 3,675 |
| Total | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2021 | 27,166 | 17,879 | 1,356 | 3,530 |
| Total | 63 Information service activities | 2021 | 1,954 | 1,233 | 82 | 255 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 | 1,488 | 573 | 34 | 630 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2021 | 1,532 | 893 | 66 | 155 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 30 Manufacture of other transport | 2021 | . | . | . | 90 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2021 | 4,404 | 2,196 | 137 | 1,900 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2021 | . | . | . | 185 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | J Information and communication | 2021 | 13,930 | 7,761 | 484 | 3,290 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2021 | 13,463 | 7,422 | 457 | 3,190 |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 63 Information service activities | 2021 | 1,159 | 644 | 39 | 225 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 | 697 | 411 | 42 | 75 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2021 | 720 | 449 | 40 | 65 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 30 Manufacture of other transport | 2021 | 396 | 222 | 19 | 35 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2021 | 5,239 | 3,818 | 331 | 440 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2021 | . | . | . | 20 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | J Information and communication | 2021 | 6,739 | 4,811 | 386 | 305 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2021 | 6,243 | 4,493 | 362 | 275 |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 63 Information service activities | 2021 | . | . | . | 25 |
| 250 and more employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2021 | 2,553 | 2,084 | 275 | 10 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 29-30 Transport equipment | 2021 | 2,319 | 1,933 | 183 | 20 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 30 Manufacture of other transport | 2021 | . | . | . | 15 |
| 250 and more employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2021 | 5,166 | 3,738 | 319 | 130 |
| 250 and more employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2021 | 1,750 | 1,257 | 108 | 40 |
| 250 and more employed persons | J Information and communication | 2021 | 14,348 | 11,505 | 914 | 80 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 62-63 IT- and information services | 2021 | 7,460 | 5,964 | 538 | 60 |
| 250 and more employed persons | 63 Information service activities | 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