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
- 8.3% of research at Dutch higher education and public research institutions is privately funded.
- This is above the EU-27 average of 7.3%.
- Private funding for research is equal at public research institutions and at higher education institutions.
| 2019 | |
| CHN | 12,1 |
| DEU | 11,9 |
| CHE | 10,2 |
| BEL | 9,9 |
| NLD | 8,3 |
| KOR | 8,1 |
| EU-27 | 7,3 |
| CAN | 6,9 |
| ESP | 6,5 |
| AUT | 6,0 |
| AUS | 6,0 |
| ITA | 5,3 |
| OECD | 5,1 |
| SGP | 4,6 |
| FRA | 4,5 |
| FIN | 4,1 |
| UK | 3,8 |
| CZE | 3,7 |
| IRE | 3,7 |
| NOR | 3,5 |
| SWE | 3,2 |
| USA | 3,1 |
| JPN | 3,1 |
| DNK | 2,4 |
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Source: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) / Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI) 2022. Calculations: Rathenau Instituut
Notes: Australia: 2018.
| Percentage of privately funded research at higher education institutions | |
| CHN | 26,2 |
| KOR | 14,3 |
| DEU | 13,6 |
| BEL | 11,7 |
| CHE | 10,4 |
| NLD | 8,3 |
| CAN | 8,0 |
| EU-27 | 7,2 |
| OECD | 6,2 |
| ITA | 6,0 |
| ESP | 5,6 |
| USA | 5,5 |
| SGP | 5,1 |
| AUT | 5,0 |
| AUS | 4,9 |
| UK | 4,0 |
| IRE | 3,9 |
| CZE | 3,8 |
| JPN | 3,4 |
| SWE | 3,3 |
| FIN | 3,1 |
| FRA | 3,0 |
| DNK | 2,4 |
| NOR | 2,3 |
| Percentage of privately funded research at public research institutes | |
| AUS | 10,0 |
| DEU | 9,7 |
| AUT | 9,0 |
| NLD | 8,3 |
| ESP | 7,8 |
| EU-27 | 7,5 |
| FIN | 7,4 |
| FRA | 6,9 |
| NOR | 6,8 |
| BEL | 6,5 |
| CHN | 4,6 |
| ITA | 3,9 |
| CZE | 3,6 |
| OECD | 3,4 |
| SGP | 3,3 |
| UK | 3,0 |
| KOR | 3,0 |
| SWE | 2,9 |
| CHE | 2,9 |
| IRE | 2,7 |
| DNK | 2,7 |
| JPN | 2,5 |
| CAN | 0,9 |
| USA | 0,3 |
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 comparable to higher education. For both it is 8.3% in 2019. The total share of privately funded research at public knowledge institutions (higher education plus research institutes) has fluctuated between 8-11% 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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Private financiering publiek onderzoek
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