High-growth enterprises, European standard; SIC2008

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High-growth enterprises, European standard; SIC2008
SIC 2008 Periods High-growth enterprise population (number) Employees in high-growth enterprises (number)
B Mining and quarrying 2020* 11 681
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 2020* 7,746 732,159
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2020* 2 .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum 2020* 0 0
062 Extraction of natural gas 2020* 2 .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2020* 7 468
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay 2020* 6 .
089 Other mining and quarrying 2020* 1 .
09 Mining support activities 2020* 2 .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas 2020* 1 .
099 Services for other mining 2020* 1 .
C Manufacturing 2020* 961 94,762
10 Manufacture of food products 2020* 162 17,791
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat 2020* 19 3,140
102 Processing of fish 2020* 3 .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 2020* 11 1,966
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 2020* 2 .
105 Manufacture of dairy products 2020* 8 1,281
106 Grain milling and starch products 2020* 3 .
107 Manufacture of bakery products 2020* 77 4,559
108 Manufacture of other food 2020* 32 5,058
109 Manufacture of animal foods 2020* 7 1,334
11 Manufacture of beverages 2020* 2 .
110 Manufacture of beverages 2020* 2 .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2020* 1 .
120 Manufacture of tobacco products 2020* 1 .
13 Manufacture of textiles 2020* 10 305
131 Spinning of textile fibres 2020* 1 .
132 Weaving of textiles 2020* 0 0
133 Finishing of textiles 2020* 2 .
139 Manufacture of other textiles 2020* 7 .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2020* 7 172
141 Manufacture of apparel (no fur) 2020* 7 172
142 Manufacture of articles of fur 2020* 0 0
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel 2020* 0 0
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2020* 1 .
151 Manufacture of leather products 2020* 1 .
152 Manufacture of footwear 2020* 0 0
16 Manufacture of wood products 2020* 44 1,962
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood 2020* 7 243
162 Manufacture of products of wood 2020* 37 1,719
17 Manufacture of paper 2020* 14 1,935
171 Manufacture of pulp, paper, -board 2020* 1 .
172 Manufacture of articles of paper 2020* 13 .
18 Printing and reproduction 2020* 29 1,486
181 Printing and services for printing 2020* 27 .
182 Reproduction of recorded media 2020* 2 .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2020* 1 .
191 Manufacture of coke oven products 2020* 0 0
192 Manufacture of refined petroleum 2020* 1 .
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2020* 37 3,387
201 Manufacture of basic chemicals 2020* 20 2,138
202 Manufacture agrochemical products 2020* 0 0
203 Manufacture of paints and ink 2020* 4 529
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics 2020* 8 286
205 Manufacture of other chemicals 2020* 5 435
206 Manufacture of man-made fibres 2020* 0 0
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2020* 16 1,979
211 Manufacture of basic pharmaceuticals 2020* 0 0
212 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2020* 16 1,979
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2020* 54 2,681
221 Manufacture of rubber products 2020* 3 .
222 Manufacture of plastic products 2020* 51 .
23 Manufacture of building materials 2020* 31 2,336
231 Manufacture of glass 2020* 6 326
232 Manufacture of refractory products 2020* 3 .
233 Manufacture clay building materials 2020* 2 .
234 Manufacture other ceramic products 2020* 0 0
235 Manufacture of cement, lime, plaster 2020* 0 0
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products 2020* 15 900
237 Stone dressing 2020* 3 .
239 Manufacture other mineral products 2020* 2 .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2020* 8 1,014
241 Manufacture of iron and steel 2020* 2 .
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel 2020* 1 .
243 Other first processing of steel 2020* 3 .
244 Manufacture of non-ferrous metals 2020* 2 .
245 Casting of metals 2020* 0 0
25 Manufacture of metal products 2020* 163 10,019
251 Manufacture metal structures, doors 2020* 56 2,966
252 Manufacture tanks, central heating 2020* 11 1,269
253 Manufacture of steam generators 2020* 0 0
254 Manufacture of weapons 2020* 0 0
255 Forging, pressing, stamping 2020* 17 1,072
256 Other treatment of metals, machining 2020* 52 2,279
257 Manufacture of hardware 2020* 7 334
259 Manufacture of other metal products 2020* 20 2,099
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2020* 28 1,557
261 Manufacture of electronic components 2020* 8 278
262 Manufacture of computers 2020* 3 .
263 Manufacture communication equipment 2020* 2 .
264 Manufacture of consumer electronics 2020* 3 .
265 Manufacture of measuring instruments 2020* 9 680
266 Manufacture electromedical equipment 2020* 0 0
267 Manufacture of optical instruments 2020* 3 .
268 Manufacture of media 2020* 0 0
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2020* 40 4,862
271 Manufacture of electric motors etc. 2020* 16 1,369
272 Manufacture of batteries 2020* 1 .
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices 2020* 8 284
Source: CBS.
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This table includes information on business demography according to the European standard. Figures in this table are also submitted in this form to Eurostat. Information concerns the population of high-growth enterprises. These are enterprises with an average yearly employee growth of at least 10%, over a period of three subsequent years. Data is broken down by size class based on number of employees and by the National Classification of Economic Activity 2008 (NCEA 2008, based on NACE Rev 2.0). Data also includes employees in these enterprises. NACE is taken at the end of the growth period.

Data available from: 2010

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table from 2010 to 2018 are final. Figures about 2019 and 2020 are provisional.

Changes as of 29 November 2022:
The provisional figures of 2020 are added.

When will new figures be released?
Figures on a new reporting year (T – 2) will be published in July of the current year T.

Description topics

High-growth enterprise population
High-growth enterprises, based on employment. A high-growth enterprise or fast grower is an enterprise with an average annual growth rate of 10% or more, over a period of 3 consecutive years, measured by number of employees.

This means that a total growth of at least 33.1% must be achieved over a period of 3 years. In addition, enterprises must have at least 10 employees at the beginning of the growth period and enterprises established in the starting year of the growth period are not counted.

Thus, a high-growth enterprise in year t has achieved growth of at least 33.1% in the period t-3 to t, has a minimum of 10 employees in year t-3 and is established before year t-3.
Employees in high-growth enterprises
Employees in high-growth enterprises, based on employment. The number of employees is determined based on the employees on the payroll excluding director-major shareholders. The number of employees per enterprise is calculated from wage tax data of the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration.