Income and expenditure KNAW
In this data publication we give information about the extent and development of the income of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) by source of funds, and the extent and development of the expenditure of the KNAW by type of expenditure in millions of euros.
In short
- The income and expenditure increases from EUR 97 million in 2001 to EUR 188 million in 2024.
- The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science is the largest permanent financier, but increasingly more money comes from projects.
- 69% of the expenditure goes to the staff of the KNAW and its institutes.
| Other income | Contract work for third parties | Other contributions and subsidies | Government support | |
| 2001 | 8,1 | 14,2 | 75,0 | |
| 2002 | 3,5 | 21,2 | 77,1 | |
| 2003 | 13,9 | 25,2 | 83,0 | |
| 2004 | 16,0 | 24,4 | 86,5 | |
| 2005 | 11,9 | 25,8 | 87,7 | |
| 2006 | 14,2 | 30,3 | 89,2 | |
| 2007 | 14,0 | 29,6 | 91,6 | |
| 2008 | 6,6 | 31,8 | 4,3 | 94,1 |
| 2009 | 19,1 | 34,1 | 3,0 | 97,3 |
| 2010 | 12,7 | 38,0 | 6,1 | 93,3 |
| 2011 | 9,3 | 40,1 | 5,9 | 96,4 |
| 2012 | 10,0 | 40,7 | 7,0 | 94,0 |
| 2013 | 14,6 | 43,9 | 4,5 | 93,6 |
| 2014 | 15,2 | 42,4 | 6,0 | 91,3 |
| 2015 | 10,2 | 39,8 | 8,2 | 88,5 |
| 2016 | 12,1 | 36,8 | 6,9 | 89,0 |
| 2017 | 12,5 | 40,0 | 8,3 | 89,7 |
| 2018 | 12,2 | 40,5 | 9,0 | 89,7 |
| 2019 | 9,4 | 41,7 | 9,8 | 90,4 |
| 2020 | 8,3 | 37,2 | 8,5 | 94,5 |
| 2021 | 13,2 | 42,7 | 7,6 | 95,5 |
| 2022 | 10,1 | 43,7 | 7,9 | 99,9 |
| 2023 | 10,9 | 47,0 | 10,3 | 105,6 |
| 2024 | 15,1 | 52,5 | 10,0 | 110,9 |
| Other income | Contract work for third parties | Other contributions and subsidies | Government support | |
| 2001 | 8,3 | 14,6 | 77,1 | |
| 2002 | 3,5 | 20,8 | 75,7 | |
| 2003 | 11,4 | 20,6 | 68,0 | |
| 2004 | 12,6 | 19,2 | 68,2 | |
| 2005 | 9,5 | 20,6 | 69,9 | |
| 2006 | 10,6 | 22,6 | 66,7 | |
| 2007 | 10,3 | 21,9 | 67,7 | |
| 2008 | 4,9 | 23,2 | 3,1 | 68,8 |
| 2009 | 12,4 | 22,2 | 1,9 | 63,4 |
| 2010 | 8,5 | 25,3 | 4,1 | 62,2 |
| 2011 | 6,1 | 26,4 | 3,9 | 63,5 |
| 2012 | 6,6 | 26,8 | 4,6 | 62,0 |
| 2013 | 9,3 | 28,1 | 2,9 | 59,8 |
| 2014 | 9,8 | 27,4 | 3,9 | 58,9 |
| 2015 | 6,9 | 27,1 | 5,6 | 60,3 |
| 2016 | 8,4 | 25,4 | 4,8 | 61,5 |
| 2017 | 8,2 | 26,3 | 5,4 | 58,9 |
| 2018 | 8,1 | 26,8 | 5,9 | 59,2 |
| 2019 | 6,2 | 27,6 | 6,5 | 59,7 |
| 2020 | 5,6 | 25,1 | 5,7 | 63,6 |
| 2021 | 8,3 | 26,9 | 4,8 | 60,1 |
| 2022 | 6,3 | 27,0 | 4,9 | 61,8 |
| 2023 | 6,3 | 27,0 | 5,9 | 60,8 |
| 2024 | 8,0 | 27,8 | 5,3 | 58,8 |
| Contributions to third parties | Other material expenses | Accommodation | Depreciation | Personnel | |
| 2005 | 14,9 | 17,2 | 8,9 | 9,6 | 74,2 |
| 2006 | 15,0 | 19,5 | 9,0 | 9,5 | 72,6 |
| 2007 | 13,3 | 19,8 | 8,7 | 9,3 | 75,9 |
| 2008 | 15,7 | 22,5 | 9,7 | 9,0 | 74,4 |
| 2009 | 14,0 | 26,8 | 10,5 | 7,9 | 82,8 |
| 2010 | 16,3 | 22,6 | 10,7 | 8,3 | 86,1 |
| 2011 | 17,2 | 24,4 | 11,0 | 9,3 | 90,9 |
| 2012 | 19,6 | 23,3 | 12,0 | 9,2 | 86,2 |
| 2013 | 20,7 | 24,4 | 10,4 | 9,1 | 93,3 |
| 2014 | 15,6 | 24,3 | 10,1 | 9,3 | 88,2 |
| 2015 | 14,7 | 22,5 | 9,6 | 15,3 | 83,9 |
| 2016 | 9,0 | 19,6 | 11,7 | 12,5 | 85,6 |
| 2017 | 8,3 | 20,9 | 10,9 | 15,3 | 90,7 |
| 2018 | 7,6 | 22,4 | 10,6 | 14,5 | 91,8 |
| 2019 | 7,9 | 22,4 | 11,7 | 14,8 | 98,7 |
| 2020 | 5,1 | 19,0 | 10,8 | 12,5 | 99,1 |
| 2021 | 4,4 | 20,6 | 10,8 | 15,8 | 103,0 |
| 2022 | 3,2 | 22,7 | 12,6 | 11,2 | 107,1 |
| 2023 | 2,4 | 22,4 | 10,8 | 15,5 | 103,0 |
| 2024 | 3,8 | 26,3 | 16,2 | 11,3 | 125,5 |
| Contributions to third parties | Other material expenses | Accommodation | Depreciation | Personnel | |
| 2005 | 11,9 | 13,8 | 7,1 | 7,7 | 59,5 |
| 2006 | 12,0 | 15,5 | 7,2 | 7,6 | 57,8 |
| 2007 | 10,5 | 15,6 | 6,8 | 7,3 | 59,7 |
| 2008 | 11,9 | 17,2 | 7,4 | 6,8 | 56,7 |
| 2009 | 9,9 | 18,8 | 7,4 | 5,5 | 58,4 |
| 2010 | 11,3 | 15,7 | 7,4 | 5,7 | 59,8 |
| 2011 | 11,2 | 16,0 | 7,2 | 6,1 | 59,5 |
| 2012 | 13,0 | 15,5 | 8,0 | 6,1 | 57,4 |
| 2013 | 13,1 | 15,4 | 6,6 | 5,8 | 59,1 |
| 2014 | 10,6 | 16,5 | 6,8 | 6,3 | 59,8 |
| 2015 | 10,1 | 15,4 | 6,6 | 10,5 | 57,4 |
| 2016 | 6,5 | 14,2 | 8,5 | 9,1 | 61,8 |
| 2017 | 5,7 | 14,3 | 7,5 | 10,5 | 62,1 |
| 2018 | 5,2 | 15,2 | 7,2 | 9,9 | 62,5 |
| 2019 | 5,1 | 14,4 | 7,5 | 9,5 | 63,5 |
| 2020 | 3,5 | 13,0 | 7,4 | 8,5 | 67,6 |
| 2021 | 2,8 | 13,3 | 7,0 | 10,2 | 66,6 |
| 2022 | 2,0 | 14,5 | 8,0 | 7,1 | 68,3 |
| 2023 | 1,6 | 14,5 | 7,0 | 10,2 | 66,7 |
| 2024 | 2,1 | 14,4 | 8,8 | 6,2 | 68,5 |
Income mainly from OCW
The total income of the KNAW increases in the between 2001 and 2013 to more than €155 million per year. After that, the income fluctuates around 150 million euros. From 2021 onwards, the income increases again up to 188 million euros in 2024.
The government funding from the ministry of OCW remains the largest source of funding for the KNAW (59% in 2024). Income from other sources fluctuates around 40 percent in recent years but dropped to 36% in 2020. This is mainly due to a decrease in income from projects ('Work for third parties'). In 2024 income from other sources increased to 41%.
Expenditure mainly to staff
Total expenditure increases between 2005 and 2013 and fluctuates around 150 million euros in subsequent years. The costs increase again to 183 million euros in 2024. Most of the KNAW-expenditure is spent on personnel of the KNAW and the personnel of the KWAW-institutes, about 67% of the total expenditure in 2023.