Companies with innovations; key figures

This table gives an overview of the number of Dutch companies that carry out technological innovation projects (whether successful or not) or have completed them. These companies are called technological innovators. The technological innovators with already completed innovations distinguish between companies with product innovations and companies with process innovations. Furthermore, the table also provides information on the number of companies that have collaborated with one or more partners in developing technological innovations. This table deals only with technological innovations. Non-technological innovations are not taken into account. However, the definition of technological innovation is subject to change and not the same for all reporting periods. Until the 2014-2016 reporting period, organisational innovations and marketing innovations were requested separately and were subsequently classified as non-technological. As of the 2016-2018 reporting period, these innovations are covered by the process innovations and are therefore classified as technological. The data are the results of a biennial innovation survey. Each survey covers three years, for example 2016 through 2018 (this is the reporting period). The last year in a survey is the same as the first year in the next survey. This means that the periods partially overlap. Data available from: 1994-1996 Status of the figures: All figures until 2018-2020 are final. Changes as of 4 July 2022: The final figures for 2018-2020 have been added. When are new figures coming? By mid-2024, the figures for 2020-2022 will be published.