R&D expenditure in the Netherlands by funding source

Investments

Data publication

In this publication we show the development of R&D expenditure in the Netherlands by different funding sources, both in millions of euros and as a % of GDP.

In short

  • Business enterprises are the largest R&D funders.
  • They funded 59% of R&D performed in the Netherlands.
  • 10% of R&D performed in the Netherlands is funded by foreign sources.

R&D expenditure in the Netherlands by funding source

Source: Statistics Netherlands
Notes: The research institutions are classified as funder of R&D in the government sector. "Other national" consists of higher education and the PNP sector (private non-profit). The 2023 figures are preliminary.In 2019 Statistics Netherlands brought the Dutch R&D-statistics into line with the international guidelines as written down in the Frascati manual (2015). This revision has been passed through as of 2013. More information on the revision can be found in the section ‘about the data’ at the bottom of the factsheet funding and performance of R&D in the Netherlands.  


R&D expenditure by funding source, in percentage of total and GDP

Source: Statistics Netherlands
Notes: The research institutions are classified as funder of R&D in the government sector. "Other national" consists of higher education and the PNP sector (private non-profit). The 2022 figures are preliminary.In 2019 Statistics Netherlands brought the Dutch R&D-statistics into line with the international guidelines as written down in the Frascati manual (2015). This revision has been passed through as of 2013. More information on the revision can be found in the section ‘about the data’ at the bottom of the factsheet funding and performance of R&D in the Netherlands.  

Analysis
The rate of growth differs across funding sources. The strongest increase is observed in funding from business enterprises. Government funding has also increased significantly, albeit less strongly in relative terms than business funding. 

Business enterprises now finance more than half of tall R&D performed in the Netherlands. In 2023, their share amounted to nearly 60%. By contrast the share of government funding declined from almost half in 1990 to around one third from 2011 onwards, and has fluctuated around 30% since 2013. The share of foreign funding increased during the 1990s and has fluctuated between 10 and 12% since 1999.
 

Download the excel file with data from 1990 onwards.

For an explanation of the used definitions and abbreviations we refer to the webpage Definitions for Science in Figures.

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