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Netherlands: Research and development expenditure

2.27percent · 2023+6.0% since 2013

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for Netherlands from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20232.267
20222.175
20212.215
20202.265
20192.14
20182.103
20172.142
20162.115
20152.118
20142.151
20132.14
20121.901
20111.865
20101.694
20091.652
20081.612
20071.661
20061.732
20051.767
20041.781
20031.777
20021.739
20011.792
20001.789
19991.82
19981.74
19971.842
19961.837

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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