Netherlands vs United States: R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of

Netherlands
0.2343 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
United States
0.2885 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
Netherlands rank
5th
United States rank
3rd

R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of over time

  • Netherlands
  • United States
0.10.150.20.250.30.35200020122024

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.2885 Percentage of GDP against 0.2343 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0542 Percentage of GDP.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

Netherlands ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 12 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1022 Percentage of GDP 0.2391 Percentage of GDP 0.137 Percentage of GDP United States
2010s 0.2167 Percentage of GDP 0.2389 Percentage of GDP 0.0222 Percentage of GDP United States
2020s 0.2434 Percentage of GDP 0.2657 Percentage of GDP 0.0223 Percentage of GDP United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of, Netherlands or United States?
United States, at 0.2885 Percentage of GDP against 0.2343 Percentage of GDP in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of between Netherlands and United States?
0.0542 Percentage of GDP, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of?
Netherlands ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 12 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of tax incentive support for business R&D (GTARD) and government-financed BERD. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of tax incentive support for business R&D (GTARD) and government-financed BERD
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,059 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The OECD R&D Tax Incentives database provides a set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of central and subnational government support for business R&D in form of R&D tax incentives and direct funding across OECD member countries and other major economies. This includes time-series indicators of tax expenditures for R&D, based on the latest OECD data collection on tax incentive support for R&D expenditures. Estimates of the cost of R&D tax support at subnational government level are reported whenever such provisions are applicable and relevant data are available. These estimates of the cost of central and subnational R&D tax relief have been combined with data on direct government funding of business expenditure on R&D (BERD), as compiled by National Statistical Offices based on reports from firms, in order to provide a more complete picture of government efforts to promote business R&D. Furthermore, these estimates are combined with data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) in the broader context of overall budgetary support for R&D activities undertaken by governments. Government budget allocations for R&D include direct funding provided to all sectors, including contributions to R&D programmes abroad. OECD (2019) provides a practical guide to using the OECD R&D Tax Incentives database, describing the R&D tax incentive time series data and highlighting their potential for internationally comparative work through descriptive indicators and econometric analysis.