R&D expenditure in the public sector, privately funded, in %
R&D
public sector
Funding
What part of the R&D expenditure of public institutions is privately funded? In this data publication we show the extent to which R&D expenditure of public institutions (higher education and research institutions) is privately funded.
In short
- 7.8% of research at Dutch higher education and public research institutions is privately funded.
- This is above the EU-27 average of 7.0%.
- Private funding for research is slightly higher at public research institutions than at higher education institutions.
| 2021 | |
| CHN | 15,4 |
| DEU | 10,8 |
| CHE | 10,5 |
| BEL | 9,2 |
| UK | 8,1 |
| KOR | 8,1 |
| LND | 7,8 |
| AUS | 7 |
| EU-27 | 7 |
| ESP | 6,5 |
| AUT | 6,3 |
| CAN | 6,2 |
| ITA | 5,5 |
| OECD | 5,2 |
| SGP | 4,7 |
| FRA | 4,5 |
| FIN | 3,9 |
| IRE | 3,4 |
| NOR | 3,3 |
| CZE | 3,3 |
| SWE | 3,1 |
| JPN | 3,1 |
| UV | 3 |
| DNK | 2,6 |
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Source: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI) 2023 (september). Calculations: Rathenau Instituut
Notes: Australia, Denmark and Singapore: 2020.
| Percentage of privately funded research at higher education institutions | |
| CHN | 32,57910265 |
| KOR | 14,08371737 |
| DEU | 13,08611297 |
| BEL | 11,27298033 |
| CHE | 10,80885745 |
| UK | 9,30956055 |
| NLD | 7,54045883 |
| CAN | 7,238439037 |
| EU-27 | 6,988837585 |
| ITA | 6,757151426 |
| OECD | 6,251272879 |
| SGP | 5,612580811 |
| AUS | 5,49196375 |
| ESP | 5,315800655 |
| US | 5,083596121 |
| AUT | 4,321371849 |
| CZE | 3,932524542 |
| IRE | 3,521043735 |
| FIN | 3,279833285 |
| JPN | 3,209482562 |
| FRA | 3,098792617 |
| SWE | 2,829540938 |
| DNK | 2,501152122 |
| NOR | 2,084545428 |
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Source: OECD/ MSTI 2023-September.
Notes: Australia, Denmark and Singapore: 2020.
| Percentage of privately funded research at public research institutes | |
| AUT | 12,45405928 |
| AUS | 12,28026534 |
| NLD | 9,060650853 |
| ESP | 8,268536645 |
| DEU | 7,925975727 |
| FRA | 6,89470787 |
| EU-27 | 6,886299168 |
| CHN | 6,589542839 |
| NOR | 6,467602053 |
| FIN | 5,767121541 |
| BEL | 5,141008863 |
| SWE | 4,361662462 |
| DNK | 3,361344538 |
| ITA | 3,241158017 |
| OECD | 3,230491554 |
| IRE | 3,053199045 |
| SGP | 2,898584666 |
| JPN | 2,844885248 |
| CHE | 2,723379935 |
| UK | 2,539507075 |
| CZE | 2,473168007 |
| KOR | 2,432531269 |
| CAN | 0,611828688 |
| US | 0,320225055 |
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Source: OECD/ MSTI 2023-September.
Notes: Australia, Denmark and Singapore: 2020.
Explanatory note
Compared to other countries, the Netherlands has a relatively large amount of private funding for public knowledge institutions. The share of private funding at the research institutes is higher than at higher education institutes: 9.1% versus 7.5% in 2021. The total share of privately funded research at public knowledge institutions (higher education plus research institutes) has fluctuated around the 8% mark in recent years.
For an explanation of the used acronyms we kindly refer to the web page Definitions for Science in Figures.
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