SMEs were responsible for roughly 63.8 percent of jobs in non-financial businesses in the Netherlands in 2022, a figure that was comparable to previous years. SMEs in the Netherlands are usually referred to as mkb, a Dutch abbreviation of midden- en kleinbedrijf. The most common SME sectors in the Netherlands consist of retail or wholesale, media, arts, and personal services.
Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total employment in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2022
Non-financial business economy only, excluding agricultural sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
Data are DIW Econ estimates for 2018, based on 2008-2016 Eurostat figures. The source adds the following information: "The data cover the ‘non-financial business economy’, 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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Share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in total employment in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2022 [Graph], European Commission, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140423/sme-share-in-employment-in-the-netherlands/
