The share of innovative enterprises
What proportion of all companies are active in innovation? In this data publication, we show the number of innovative enterprises as a share of all enterprises in a number of EU countries over the period 2018-2020.
In short
- In the Netherlands, 55,8 percent of all business enterprises perform innovative activities. This is somewhat higher than the EU-27 average (52,7 percent).
- German, Belgian, Norwegian and Finnish companies are leaders in innovation in this comparison.
- Spanish and Polish companies score well below the EU average in this comparison.
2006-2008 | 2008-2010 | 2010-2012 | 2012-2014 | 2014-2016 | 2016-2018 | 2018-2022 | |
Higher education | 10 | 7 | 11 | 14,5 | 9,2 | 10,2 | 8,5 |
Research institutes | 7 | 5 | 7,6 | 7,6 | 4,8 | 6,1 | 6,3 |
Analysis
In the Netherlands, slightly over half of all business enterprises performs innovative activities. This share in the Netherlands is above the EU-27 average, but lower than some comparison countries.