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 | 2022** | 191,662 | 133,950 | 14,806 | . |
| Total | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022** | 4,569 | 3,020 | 325 | . |
| Total | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2022** | 67,706 | 53,120 | 7,630 | . |
| Total | B Mining and quarrying | 2022** | 420 | 198 | 30 | . |
| Total | C Manufacturing | 2022** | 65,815 | 52,094 | 7,494 | . |
| Total | D Energy supply | 2022** | 743 | 436 | 72 | . |
| Total | E Water supply and waste management | 2022** | 728 | 393 | 35 | . |
| Total | F Construction | 2022** | 2,744 | 1,527 | 118 | . |
| Total | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2022** | 15,671 | 10,448 | 913 | . |
| Total | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022** | 13,141 | 8,573 | 747 | . |
| Total | H Transportation and storage | 2022** | 2,299 | 1,774 | 156 | . |
| Total | I Accommodation and food serving | 2022** | 232 | 102 | 10 | . |
| Total | J Information and communication | 2022** | 39,724 | 27,775 | 2,053 | . |
| Total | K Financial institutions | 2022** | 8,527 | 4,949 | 533 | . |
| Total | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022** | 72 | 53 | 4 | . |
| Total | M-N Business services | 2022** | 42,370 | 27,808 | 2,713 | . |
| Total | M Other specialised business services | 2022** | 37,598 | 25,512 | 2,539 | . |
| Total | N Renting and other business support | 2022** | 4,772 | 2,296 | 174 | . |
| Total | O-Q Government and care | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| Total | O Public administration and services | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| Total | P Education | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| Total | Q Health and social work activities | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| Total | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| Total | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| Total | S Other service activities | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| Total | T Activities of households | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| Total | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2022** | 59,677 | 31,406 | 2,170 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022** | 1,362 | 579 | 32 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2022** | 12,557 | 6,374 | 446 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2022** | 12,128 | 6,136 | 432 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | D Energy supply | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | F Construction | 2022** | 715 | 352 | 19 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2022** | 5,658 | 3,082 | 212 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022** | 5,143 | 2,826 | 195 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2022** | 413 | 172 | 10 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2022** | 102 | 84 | 7 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | J Information and communication | 2022** | 15,588 | 8,995 | 503 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | K Financial institutions | 2022** | 3,542 | 1,146 | 89 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022** | 29 | 13 | 1 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | M-N Business services | 2022** | 18,856 | 10,231 | 821 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | M Other specialised business services | 2022** | 16,800 | 9,237 | 757 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | N Renting and other business support | 2022** | 2,056 | 994 | 64 | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | O-Q Government and care | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | O Public administration and services | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | P Education | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | S Other service activities | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | T Activities of households | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 0 to 49 employed persons | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2022** | 42,275 | 29,533 | 2,630 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022** | 628 | 276 | 29 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2022** | 15,179 | 10,344 | 1,015 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2022** | 70 | 53 | 6 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2022** | 14,733 | 10,076 | 990 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | D Energy supply | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | F Construction | 2022** | 1,044 | 558 | 34 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2022** | 4,852 | 3,551 | 301 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022** | 4,285 | 3,197 | 276 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2022** | 482 | 348 | 24 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2022** | 86 | 6 | 1 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | J Information and communication | 2022** | 8,694 | 6,503 | 496 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | K Financial institutions | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | M-N Business services | 2022** | 9,433 | 7,068 | 649 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | M Other specialised business services | 2022** | 8,827 | 6,677 | 623 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | N Renting and other business support | 2022** | 607 | 391 | 26 | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | O-Q Government and care | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | O Public administration and services | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | P Education | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | S Other service activities | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | T Activities of households | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 50 to 249 employed persons | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | A-U All economic activities | 2022** | 89,711 | 73,011 | 10,006 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2022** | 2,579 | 2,166 | 265 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | B-E Industry (no construction), energy | 2022** | 39,970 | 36,403 | 6,169 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | B Mining and quarrying | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | C Manufacturing | 2022** | 38,954 | 35,882 | 6,072 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | D Energy supply | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | E Water supply and waste management | 2022** | 324 | 160 | 18 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | F Construction | 2022** | 984 | 617 | 65 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering | 2022** | 5,161 | 3,815 | 400 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | G Wholesale and retail trade | 2022** | 3,714 | 2,550 | 277 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | H Transportation and storage | 2022** | 1,403 | 1,253 | 122 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | I Accommodation and food serving | 2022** | 44 | 11 | 1 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | J Information and communication | 2022** | 15,442 | 12,278 | 1,054 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | K Financial institutions | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | M-N Business services | 2022** | 14,080 | 10,508 | 1,243 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | M Other specialised business services | 2022** | 11,971 | 9,597 | 1,159 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | N Renting and other business support | 2022** | 2,109 | 911 | 84 | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | O-Q Government and care | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | O Public administration and services | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | P Education | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | Q Health and social work activities | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | R-U Culture, recreation, other services | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | R Culture, sports and recreation | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | S Other service activities | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | T Activities of households | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 250 and more employed persons | U Extraterritorial organisations | 2022** | . | . | . | . |
| 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 are revised provisional.
Changes as of 30 August 2024:
The revised provisional figures about 2022 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 figures on the number of R&D firms can only be published in 2025.
When will new figures be published?
Mid 2025 the figures about 2023 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