Medical technology - historical data in Netherlands
Netherlands: Medical technology - historical data was 256 Number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
256 Number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
15th
of 42 countries
All-time high
258 Number
in 2019
All-time low
37 Number
in 1981
Years of data
22
1981–2020
Medical technology - historical data in Netherlands, 1981–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 256 Number for medical technology - historical data in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology - historical data in Netherlands peaked at 258 Number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37 Number, in 1981.
Netherlands ranks 15th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Medical technology - historical data in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 37 Number | — |
| 1984 | 45 Number | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 109 Number | +142.2% |
| 1992 | 110 Number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 138 Number | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 116 Number | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 134 Number | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 137 Number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 128 Number | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 168 Number | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 186 Number | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 205 Number | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 209 Number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 183 Number | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 194 Number | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 225 Number | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 233 Number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 222 Number | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 231 Number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 245 Number | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 258 Number | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 256 Number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41 Number | 37 Number | 45 Number | 2 |
| 1990s | 119 Number | 109 Number | 138 Number | 3 |
| 2000s | 144.83 Number | 116 Number | 186 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 220.5 Number | 183 Number | 258 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 256 Number | 256 Number | 256 Number | 1 |
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More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,269 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 2,843 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,165 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical technology - historical data in Netherlands?
- Medical technology - historical data in Netherlands was 256 Number in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest medical technology - historical data recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 258 Number in 2019.
- What is the lowest medical technology - historical data recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 Number in 1981.
- How does Netherlands rank for medical technology - historical data?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is medical technology - historical data rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Medical technology - historical data (1980-2016). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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