Policy dossier: Netherlands
A one-country brief on Netherlands in European quantum technologies for policy makers, built only from data this portal already holds. Every figure names its source and reference date; ratios come with the counts they are made of. Nothing here is a ranking or a composite score: counts describe catalogue coverage, not national capability.
Dossier generated 2026-11-03 14:36:20 (UTC). Missing data is listed under Gaps and caveats at the end.
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1. EU funding absorption
CORDIS covers Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe quantum projects only: no other EU programme, no national or regional funding.
| Country or group | Participations | EU contribution | Population (year) | GDP, current prices (year) | Participations per million inhabitants | EU contribution per inhabitant | Participations per EUR billion of GDP | EU contribution per EUR billion of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (this dossier) | 302 | EUR 260.9 million | 18,130,208 (2026) | EUR 1,170.58 billion (2025) | 16.7 | EUR 14.39 | 0.26 | EUR 222,918 |
| EU27 average (pooled) | 3,714 | EUR 2.28 billion | 451,990,314 (2026) | EUR 18,883.19 billion (2025) | 8.2 | EUR 5.04 | 0.20 | EUR 120,646 |
| Peer group average (pooled: RO, PL, ES, BE) | 538 | EUR 305.9 million | 116,919,494 (2026) | EUR 3,637.11 billion (2025) | 4.6 | EUR 2.62 | 0.15 | EUR 84,101 |
| Romania (peer by population) | 12 | EUR 3.7 million | 19,041,322 (2026, estimated) | EUR 382.74 billion (2025, provisional) | 0.6 | EUR 0.20 | 0.03 | EUR 9,732 |
| Poland (peer by GDP) | 94 | EUR 52.9 million | 36,332,765 (2026) | EUR 923.51 billion (2025) | 2.6 | EUR 1.46 | 0.10 | EUR 57,267 |
| Spain (peer by GDP) | 341 | EUR 188.7 million | 49,590,099 (2026, provisional) | EUR 1,690.01 billion (2025, provisional) | 6.9 | EUR 3.81 | 0.20 | EUR 111,676 |
| Belgium (peer by population) | 91 | EUR 60.5 million | 11,955,308 (2026, provisional) | EUR 640.85 billion (2025, provisional) | 7.6 | EUR 5.06 | 0.14 | EUR 94,465 |
Definitions: Participations by country; Net EU contribution to participants by country; Population, GDP and GERD (Eurostat); Participations per million inhabitants; Net EU contribution per inhabitant; Participations per EUR billion of GDP; Net EU contribution per EUR billion of GDP
Peer group: Romania (closest in population), Poland (closest in GDP), Spain (closest in GDP), Belgium (closest in population). The peers are the 4 EU Member States closest to Netherlands in population or in GDP, whichever is closer for each: the smaller of the absolute log ratios of the two figures, latest Eurostat year of each country, ties by country code. Candidates are the Member States with a CORDIS row and both Eurostat figures.
Method: participations and EU contribution are CORDIS totals over all start years in the catalogue; population on 1 January and GDP at current prices are the latest single year Eurostat publishes for each country, so the ratios correct for size, not for time. Group averages are pooled: the group totals divided by the group population or GDP, never a mean of country ratios. The EU27 average pools 27 Member States. A dash means that a figure is not published or that the EU contribution is zero; "less than" marks a positive figure too small to show at this precision.
Source: CORDIS, Publications Office of the European Union, retrieved 2026-10-16, reused under the European Commission reuse notice. Eurostat datasets tps00001 (Population on 1 January, updated 2026-09-30); nama_10_gdp (Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure and income) - annual data, updated 2026-10-20), retrieved 2026-10-21, reused under the Eurostat copyright notice. The ratios are calculated by this portal; neither source is responsible for them.
2. Specialisation by application pillar
| Pillar | Projects of Netherlands | Share of its projects | EU27 projects | EU27 share | Ratio (country share / EU27 share) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum computing and simulation | 77 | 40.5% | 516 | 48.3% | 0.84 |
| Quantum communication | 30 | 15.8% | 116 | 10.9% | 1.45 |
| Quantum sensing and metrology | 41 | 21.6% | 189 | 17.7% | 1.22 |
| Enabling technologies and supply chain | fewer than 10 | not shown | 49 | 4.6% | not shown |
Definition: Specialisation by pillar against the EU27
Method: the share of the CORDIS quantum projects of the country in each pillar, divided by the same share for the EU27 (projects with at least one participant from a Member State). A ratio above 1 means the pillar weighs more in the projects of this country than in those of the EU27; it says nothing about size or quality. No count, share or ratio is shown from fewer than 10 projects of the country. Pillars follow the portal method (confirmed classification, else the taxonomy rules on the title, else a matched keyword suggestion); a project in several pillars counts in each, and 39 projects of this country are not placed in a pillar.
Source: CORDIS project snapshot, 1,256 projects (Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe), retrieved 2026-10-16; counts computed by this portal on 2026-11-02 14:13:03 (UTC).
3. Collaboration: top partner countries
| Partner country | Shared projects |
|---|---|
| Germany | 92 |
| France | 70 |
| Italy | 64 |
| Spain | 54 |
| Denmark | 42 |
| United Kingdom | 41 |
| Austria | 39 |
| Switzerland | 35 |
| Finland | 28 |
| Poland | 28 |
Definition: Top partner countries
A project is shared when organisations of both countries take part in it; this shows co-participation, not the strength of a relationship. Counts cover CORDIS quantum projects only (Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe).
Source: CORDIS, Publications Office of the European Union (CORDIS), retrieved 2026-10-16, reused under the European Commission reuse notice (Decision 2011/833/EU); shared projects counted by this portal.
4. National programmes and public investment
- Quantum Delta NL (Nationaal Groeifonds project) · National strategy or programme · 2021-2028 · as announced: EUR 614.9 million (Awarded to Quantum Delta NL from the National Growth Fund; no conditional award or reservation remains) · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
- Rijksbrede Quantumstrategie (government-wide quantum strategy) · National strategy or programme · Horizon 2035 · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
- QphoX selected for EIC STEP Scale Up investment · EIB Group and EIC Fund financing · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
- QuantWare selected for EIC STEP Scale Up investment · EIB Group and EIC Fund financing · checked 2026-10-21 · official source
Source: the public investment registry of this portal, compiled 2026-10-27 from official announcements; amounts are as announced, not disbursed, in the currency of the source, and are never added up. The registry is not exhaustive.
Definition: National programmes and public investment
National sources and cohesion funding on this portal
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Last read (UTC) | Published on this portal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWOpen API (Dutch Research Council) | Dutch Research Council (NWO) | CC0 1.0 (NWOpen API data) | 2026-10-30 | 336 projects |
| TenderNed (Netherlands), announcements API | TenderNed, PIANOo (Ministry of Economic Affairs), Netherlands | CC0 1.0 (data.overheid.nl: Aankondigingen van overheidsopdrachten - TenderNed) | 2026-11-01 | 0 open notices |
| Kohesio (EU cohesion policy projects) | European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) | CC0 1.0 (Cohesion Open Data Platform, dataset 2014-2020 Kohesio projects) | 2026-10-28 | 2 projects located in this country |
Definition: Records of connected national sources
Counts of records published on this portal at the time of the dossier, with node access; open notices only for procurement sources. Cohesion projects (Kohesio, EU cohesion policy, managed by national and regional authorities) are located in the country by the source; they are not in CORDIS and not part of the absorption figures. The record at each source is authoritative.
5. Infrastructure
EuroQCI: yes. EuroQCI projects located in this country in the catalogue: QCINed, QuCT NL (Quantum Communication Testbed).
| Entry | Kind | Status | Programmes | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EuroSSQ-HPC (EuroHPC quantum computer in the Netherlands) | Quantum computer | In procurement, per the EuroHPC JU | EuroHPC JU | EuroHPC JU: EuroHPC JU launches procurement for a quantum computer in the Netherlands (15 September 2025) (retrieved 2026-10-23) |
| QCINed | Testbed network | In operation, per the source | EuroQCI | Quantum Delta NL: QCINed (retrieved 2026-10-21) |
| QuCT NL (Quantum Communication Testbed) | Testbed | In operation, per the source | EuroQCI, National programme or platform | TU/e: TU/e launches Quantum Communication Testbed (QuCT NL) (16 September 2025) (retrieved 2026-10-21) |
| TNO quantum testing hub at House of Quantum | Testbed | In operation, per the source | National programme or platform | TNO: TNO expands quantum information technology testing capabilities to support startups (14 April 2025) (retrieved 2026-10-21) |
| Quantum Inspire | Quantum computing user platform | In operation, per the source | National programme or platform | Quantum Inspire: home page (retrieved 2026-10-21) |
| TNO Quantum Sensing Testbed | Testbed | In operation, per the source | National programme or platform | TNO: Quantum Sensing Testbed (retrieved 2026-10-27) |
Definition: Infrastructure catalogue entries in the country
Source: the infrastructure catalogue of this portal, compiled 2026-10-27 from official programme, government and host pages; a referral list, not confirmed by the providers.
6. Post-quantum cryptography readiness
National guidance status: National guidance or roadmap found (checked 2026-10-21). National agency whose pages were checked: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Netherlands National Communications Security Agency within the AIVD.
The government-wide quantum strategy sets a PQC migration timeline for central government, from risk management by the end of 2026 to high-risk use cases by the end of 2030 and medium-risk ones by the end of 2035. The NCSC site showed a temporary unavailability notice, so its pages could not be read.
Signed the EU joint statements on post-quantum cryptography of: 2024-11-27, 2025-06-27.
Source: the PQC guide of this portal, compiled 2026-10-27 from official national pages; a status, not a legal or compliance assessment.
7. Approved evidence from published reports
- 10 countries Ten of the countries QuantERA surveyed in 2023 confirmed a national funding programme or strategy for quantum technologies: Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Reference period 2023; QuantERA member countries (31 EU Member States and associated countries); Observation; checked 2026-10-22. QuantERA, Quantum Technologies Public Policies in Europe (Second edition, 2023). Printed page 16, PDF page 16, Key findings, National policies, National QT strategies and initiatives.
Values as the publisher states them, each with its edition and page. Groups of countries are named in full; a figure about a group is not a figure about this country alone. Estimates of different publishers are never added up or averaged.
Definition: Approved evidence from published reports
8. Gaps and caveats
- Specialisation: 1 of 4 pillars have fewer than 10 projects of this country: their share and ratio are not shown.
- Always: CORDIS covers Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe quantum projects only, found by the word quantum in their title, acronym or topic; it is catalogue coverage, not a census. National budgets, private investment and other EU programmes are not in the absorption figures.
- Always: no league table or composite score is computed; a ratio is only as good as its counts, which are shown next to it.