This statistic displays the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per thousand inhabitants in the Netherlands in 2017, by size. As of 2017, there were 80 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises per thousand inhabitants in the Netherlands. Of these, the vast majority were micro enterprises with up to nine employees (77). Moreover, the number of small enterprises per thousand inhabitants in the Netherlands amounted to just three.
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants* in the Netherlands in 2017, by size**
non-financial business sector only, excluding agriculture sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
* Inhabitants of 15 years or more.
**Data are DIW Econ estimates for 2017, based on 2008-2015 Eurostat figures. 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. (November 20, 2018). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants* in the Netherlands in 2017, by size** [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012595/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-the-netherlands-by-by-size/
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European Commission. (2018). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants* in the Netherlands in 2017, by size**. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012595/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-the-netherlands-by-by-size/
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European Commission, Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants* in the Netherlands in 2017, by size** Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012595/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-the-netherlands-by-by-size/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants* in the Netherlands in 2017, by size** [Graph], European Commission, November 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012595/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-the-netherlands-by-by-size/
