Netherlands: research and development expenditure 2006-2016

The expenditure on research and development in the Netherlands increased by 584 million euros (+4.26 percent) in 2016. With 14.3 billion euros, the expenditure thereby reached its highest value in the observed period.

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Expenditure on research and development in the Netherlands from 2006 to 2016 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Expenditure in million euros
2016	14,280%
2015	13,696%
2014	13,268%
2013	12,746%
2012	12,512%
2011	12,235%
2010	10,892%
2009	10,408%
2008	10,502%
2007	10,342%
2006	10,175%

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December 2018

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Netherlands

Survey time period

2006 to 2016

Supplementary notes

The source clarifies that this includes the total amount of expenditure on research and development by companies, institutions and higher education facilities with 10 or more employees. This includes only research aiming at originality and innovation, research aimed at finding solutions for practical problems, research aimed at expanding scientific knowledge, without necessarily having direct economic gain as well as the development of ideas and products. Not included is market research, routine research, education and training, rewriting existing software, industrial design, etc.

* In 2011 there was a change in methodology and an expansion of the R&D definition.

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