Netherlands in Numbers
A9

Business R&D expenditure (BERD), % GDP

1.61% of GDP1y +0.0 · 5y +0.2 · 10y +0.2as of 2024A source confidence
Business R&D — Netherlands
Business R&D expenditure, % of GDP (Eurostat)NetherlandsAustriaBelgiumGermanyDenmarkEU-27+3 more (hover)

Peer lines share one grey on purpose: hover for countries. The compared series can differ slightly from the Dutch definition above.

Source & method

SourceCBS rd_e_gerdtot · CBS 84644NED
LicenceCC BY 4.0 (CBS)
Trend methodOLS over last 8 annual observations, 5% significance (MBW convention)
Pipeline notesVerified 6 Jul 2026: 84644NED kerncijfers per uitvoeringssector (2013–2024, open); 85002NED for expenditure+funding split. No continuous CBS OData series pre-2013 (80421ned ended 2010) → pre-2013 via Eurostat.

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Data table — Business R&D (Netherlands)
PeriodValue
20241.61
20231.59
20221.49
20211.46
20201.51
20191.43
20181.40
20171.42
20161.39
20151.36
20141.39
20131.40