The Netherlands in the EU Framework Programmes

Investments

Data publication

The Netherlands financially contributes to the European framework programs, but also receives money from the framework programs. In this data publication, we discuss (1) the expenditure and revenues of the Netherlands in the various framework programs, and (2) the distribution of Horizon 2020 expenditure to the top 10 recipient countries.

Source: Evaluations of the fifth and sixth Framework Programme by Senter (2003) and SenterNovem (2006), TWIN database, TWIN-data 2013-2019 (2015), Government budget 2016, for H2020: H2020 Dashboard (03-11-2020) and EC expenditure tables
Notes: The figure compares the revenue share of the Netherlands from the EU Framework Programmes with the Dutch contribution to the Framework Programmes. Receiving the Framework's share is called juste retour. The figure for the Horizon 2020 program is based on the initial results of the calls in 2014-2019. The figures for FP6 and FP7 are based on an analysis of the proposals database dated September 30, 2016, by the Dutch Enterprise Agency. The figures for H2020 are based on the H2020 dashboard and the expenditure tables of the European Commission. It is assumed that the Dutch contribution to H2020 is similar to its contribution to the total budget.
Source: European Commission - H2020 Dashboard, last updated november 3, 2020
Notes: It concerns the calls from the years 2014-2019. It concerns the percentage that is allocated to a country in relation to the total. Only countries from the EU-28 were included in determining the top-10. The United Kingdom has not been part of the EU since 1 February 2020, but is still included in this overview. Switzerland, with 3.1 percent, receives a higher percentage of the H2020 resources than Denmark and Austria, but is not included in the table because it does not belong to the European Union. As an associated country, Switzerland may participate fully in H2020. The amount allocated is based on "call year".

Analysis

The financial return Dutch researchers receive from the different EU Framework Programs exceeds the financial contribution of the Netherlands to the EU budget in each framework program (through the Multiannual Financial Frameworks). The share that the Netherlands receives from H2020 is 1.5 times greater than the Dutch investment. The upper figure also shows a decreasing proportion of the Netherlands to the EU Framework Programme budget, mainly due to the growth in the number of EU Member States. 

Up to November 2020, the European Commission allocated a total of € 58.4 billion from the Horizon 2020 program. The budget share of the Netherlands was € 4.5 billion, making the Netherlands the sixth recipient. It accounts for 7.7% of the total allocations. The top 10 recipient countries accounted for 77% of the resources allocated.

For an explanation of the used definitions and acronyms we kindly refer to the web page Definitions for Science in Figures.
 

See the facts & figures publication of the Rathenau Instituut (2016) on the European Research Area (link in sidebar). Information on the Horizon 2020 revenues of all EU-28 countries can be found in an Excel file.

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