Research and development; personnel, expenditure, company size, branch
| Company size | Sector/branches (SIC2008) | Periods | R&D personnel Years of work (number) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Q Health and social work activities | 2023** | . |
| Total | 87-88 Care and social work | 2023** | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2023** | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | 87-88 Care and social work | 2023** | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2023** | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | 87-88 Care and social work | 2023** | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2023** | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | 87-88 Care and social work | 2023** | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||
Table explanation
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:
The data regarding 2013-2021 are definitive and the data regarding 2022-2023 are revised provisional.
Changes as of 15 August 2025:
The revised provisional figures about 2023 have been published.
As of statistical year 2022, a new sample design and weighting method are used for this statistic. This makes the published data more accurate, but this change does mean that for the moment the figures on the number of R&D firms cannot be published yet.
When will new figures be published?
Mid 2026 the figures about 2024 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.
- 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.