Netherlands (2023)
0.7
% of GDP
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
18
years of data

Data

Netherlands Government-Funded R&D Expenditure (2023) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP Change
2023 0.7 +0.1pp
2022 0.6 -0.1pp
2021 0.7 unchanged
2020 0.7 +0.1pp
2019 0.6 unchanged
2018 0.6 unchanged
2017 0.6 unchanged
2016 0.6 -0.1pp
2015 0.7 unchanged
2014 0.7 unchanged
2013 0.7 +0.1pp
2012 0.6 unchanged
2011 0.6 -0.1pp
2009 0.7 +0.1pp
2007 0.6 -0.1pp
2005 0.7 unchanged
2003 0.7 unchanged
2001 0.7 n/a

About this Dataset

Netherlands recorded 0.7 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2001–2023 the series ranges from 0.6 in 2018 to 0.7 in 2003.

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in Netherlands from 2000 to present. Government R&D funding underpins basic research, public science infrastructure, and defence research that the private sector typically under-provides.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in Netherlands from 2000 to present. Government R&D funding underpins basic research, public science infrastructure, and defence research that the private sector typically under-provides. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2001–2023 (18 observations).

The series peaked at 0.7 % of GDP in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.6 in 2018. The latest reading of 0.7 in 2023 represents a change of +0.1pp.