This statistic shows the relevance of debt financing for SMEs in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2020. In 2020, approximately 74 percent of the Dutch respondents answered they either used debt financing in the past or considered using it in the future. Factoring is another form of corporate finance and less common in the Netherlands then, for example, Belgium. In 2016, the total market volume of online alternative finance platforms in Belgium reached a value of approximately 51.5 million euros.
Relevance of debt financing for SMEs in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2020
SMEs; The figures have been taken from several publications.
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Are the following sources of financing relevant to your enterprise, that is, have you used them in the past or considered using them in the future?"
The source defines debt financing as "credit line, bank overdraft or credit cards overdraft + leasing or hire-purchase + factoring + trade credit + bank loan + other loan + grants or subsidized bank loan + debt securities issued"
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European Commission, & ECB. (December 2, 2020). Relevance of debt financing for SMEs in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/674063/relevance-of-debt-financing-for-smes-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission, und ECB. "Relevance of debt financing for SMEs in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2020." Chart. December 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674063/relevance-of-debt-financing-for-smes-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission, ECB. (2020). Relevance of debt financing for SMEs in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674063/relevance-of-debt-financing-for-smes-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission, and ECB. "Relevance of Debt Financing for Smes in The Netherlands from 2014 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674063/relevance-of-debt-financing-for-smes-in-the-netherlands/
European Commission & ECB, Relevance of debt financing for SMEs in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674063/relevance-of-debt-financing-for-smes-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Relevance of debt financing for SMEs in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2020 [Graph], European Commission, & ECB, December 2, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/674063/relevance-of-debt-financing-for-smes-in-the-netherlands/
