R&D expenditure in the Netherlands by funding source
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 58% 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
Abroad | Other national | Government total | Business enterprise | Total (without split) | |
1999 | 844 | 322 | 2495 | 3752 | |
2000 | 7720 | ||||
2001 | 887 | 339 | 2954 | 4172 | |
2002 | 8391 | ||||
2003 | 949 | 317 | 3217 | 4300 | |
2004 | 9133 | ||||
2005 | 1173 | 398 | 3310 | 4526 | |
2006 | 9860 | ||||
2007 | 1101 | 389 | 3474 | 5046 | |
2008 | 10011 | ||||
2009 | 1129 | 462 | 3648 | 4699 | |
2010 | 10188 | ||||
2011 | 1386 | 443 | 4167 | 6239 | |
2012 | 1567 | 438 | 4057 | 6451 | |
2013 | 1520 | 380 | 4445 | 7894 | |
2014 | 1560 | 378 | 4565 | 8092 | |
2015 | 1708 | 370 | 4672 | 8058 | |
2016 | 1747 | 379 | 4604 | 8505 | |
2017 | 1906 | 375 | 4728 | 9072 | |
2018 | 1849 | 416 | 4896 | 9393 | |
2019 | 1845 | 465 | 5221 | 10229 | |
2020 | 1915 | 454 | 5603 | 10520 | |
2021 | 2040 | 488 | 6059 | 11164 | |
2022 | 2210 | 529 | 6268 | 12611 |
R&D expenditure by funding source, in percentage of total and GDP
Abroad | Other national | Government | Business enterprise | |
1999 | 0,2 | 0,08 | 0,6 | 0,91 |
2000 | ||||
2001 | 0,19 | 0,07 | 0,62 | 0,88 |
2002 | ||||
2003 | 0,19 | 0,06 | 0,64 | 0,85 |
2004 | ||||
2005 | 0,22 | 0,07 | 0,61 | 0,84 |
2006 | ||||
2007 | 0,18 | 0,06 | 0,57 | 0,83 |
2008 | ||||
2009 | 0,18 | 0,07 | 0,59 | 0,76 |
2010 | ||||
2011 | 0,22 | 0,07 | 0,65 | 0,97 |
2012 | 0,24 | 0,07 | 0,63 | 1,01 |
2013 | 0,23 | 0,06 | 0,67 | 1,19 |
2014 | 0,23 | 0,06 | 0,67 | 1,19 |
2015 | 0,24 | 0,05 | 0,67 | 1,15 |
2016 | 0,24 | 0,05 | 0,64 | 1,18 |
2017 | 0,25 | 0,05 | 0,63 | 1,21 |
2018 | 0,23 | 0,05 | 0,62 | 1,19 |
2019 | 0,22 | 0,06 | 0,63 | 1,23 |
2020 | 0,24 | 0,06 | 0,69 | 1,29 |
2021 | 0,23 | 0,05 | 0,68 | 1,25 |
2022 | 0,22 | 0,05 | 0,63 | 1,27 |
Analysis
Although funding from all sources showed a marked increase from 1990, the increase of funding by business enterprises is stronger than funding by the government sector.
Business enterprises finance a little over half of the R&D carried out in the Netherlands. The government's share fell from nearly 50% in 1990 to about one-third from 2011 onwards. The share of funding from abroad increased in the nineties, and varies from 1997 onwards between 10 and 13%.