This statistic displays the employment share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2022, by country. In 2022, around 66.3 percent of employees in Belgium worked in small and medium-sized enterprises which was the highest in the Benelux region, while the share of employees employed in SMEs in Luxembourg was the lowest, at just approximately 59.2 percent.
Employment share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2022, by country
non-financial business sector only, excluding agriculture sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "The data cover the ‘non-financial business sector’, which includes industry, construction, trade, and services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to J, L, M and N), but not enterprises in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and the largely non-market service sectors such as education and health. The following size-class definitions are applied: micro firms (0-9 persons employed), small firms (10-49 persons employed), medium-sized firms (50-249 persons employed), and large firms (250+ persons employed)."
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European Commission. (June 27, 2023). Employment share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012476/employment-share-of-smes-in-benelux-by-country/
European Commission. "Employment share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2022, by country." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012476/employment-share-of-smes-in-benelux-by-country/
European Commission. (2023). Employment share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012476/employment-share-of-smes-in-benelux-by-country/
European Commission. "Employment Share of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2022, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012476/employment-share-of-smes-in-benelux-by-country/
European Commission, Employment share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012476/employment-share-of-smes-in-benelux-by-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Employment share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2022, by country [Graph], European Commission, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012476/employment-share-of-smes-in-benelux-by-country/
