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
- 7.6% of research at Dutch higher education and public research institutions is privately funded.
- This is above the EU-27 average of 6.3%.
- Private funding for research is slightly higher at public research institutions (9.9%) than at higher education institutions (7.1%).
| 2022 | |
| CHN | 15,5 |
| GER | 10,8 |
| SWI | 10,5 |
| BEL | 9,2 |
| UK | 8,1 |
| KOR | 7,8 |
| AUS | 7,7 |
| NLD | 7,6 |
| ESP | 6,5 |
| AUT | 6,3 |
| EU27 | 6,3 |
| CAN | 6,2 |
| ITA | 5,5 |
| OECD | 5,0 |
| FRA | 4,5 |
| FIN | 3,8 |
| SGP | 3,7 |
| NOR | 3,5 |
| IRE | 3,4 |
| CZE | 3,4 |
| JAP | 3,2 |
| SWE | 3,1 |
| US | 3,0 |
| DNK | 2,6 |
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Source: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI), March 2025ns: Rathenau Instituut
Notes: Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, United Kingdom, Austria, EU27, OECD, Ireland and Sweden: 2021. Denmark: 2020.
| Percentage of privately funded research at higher education institutions | |
| CHN | 32,3 |
| KOR | 13,9 |
| GER | 13,1 |
| SWI | 11,7 |
| BEL | 11,3 |
| UK | 9,4 |
| NLD | 7,1 |
| EU27 | 7,0 |
| CAN | 6,9 |
| ITA | 6,8 |
| SGP | 6,8 |
| OECD | 6,2 |
| AUS | 6,0 |
| ESP | 5,5 |
| US | 5,1 |
| AUT | 4,3 |
| CZE | 3,9 |
| IRE | 3,5 |
| JAP | 3,5 |
| FRA | 3,4 |
| FIN | 3,1 |
| SWE | 2,8 |
| DNK | 2,5 |
| NOR | 2,1 |
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Source: OECD/MSTI, March 2025
Notes: Germany, Belgium, EU27, OECD, Austria, and Ireland (2021). Denmark: 2020.
| Percentage of privately funded research at public research institutes | |
| AUS | 13,06279348 |
| AUT | 12,45405928 |
| NLD | 9,856845496 |
| ESP | 8,054553962 |
| GER | 7,925975703 |
| NOR | 7,330406386 |
| CHN | 6,48992646 |
| FRA | 6,455538635 |
| FIN | 5,92291463 |
| BEL | 5,141008863 |
| EU27 | 4,92647143 |
| SWE | 4,361662462 |
| DNK | 3,361344538 |
| ITA | 3,280828994 |
| IRE | 2,820629562 |
| JAP | 2,789167636 |
| SWI | 2,723379935 |
| CZE | 2,709583492 |
| CAN | 2,521856086 |
| OECD | 2,521367881 |
| UK | 2,058972283 |
| SGP | 1,886892553 |
| KOR | 1,836155668 |
| US | 0,310444835 |
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Source: OECD/MSTI, March 2025
Notes: Austria, Germany, Belgium, EU27, Sweden and Switzerland: 2021. Denmark: 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: 9.9% versus 7.1% 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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