Research and development; personnel, expenditure, company size, branch

Wat erin zit
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 2022-2024 are revised provisional.
Changes as of 20 July 2026:
The revised provisional figures about 2024 have been published.
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