High-growth enterprises, European standard; SIC2008
| SIC 2008 | Periods | High-growth enterprise population (number) | Employees in high-growth enterprises (number) | Young fast-growing companies (aantal) | Employees young, fast-growing companies (aantal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271 Manufacture of electric motors etc. | 2024 | 13 | 1,924 | 0 | 0 |
| 291 Manufacture of motor vehicles | 2024 | 2 | . | 0 | 0 |
| 304 Manufacture of fighting vehicles | 2024 | 2 | . | 0 | 0 |
| 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | 2024 | 183 | 17,845 | 8 | 728 |
| 451 Sale and repair of motor vehicles | 2024 | 94 | 10,385 | 6 | . |
| 452 Specialised repair of motor vehicles | 2024 | 51 | 2,109 | 1 | . |
| 453 Sale of motor vehicle parts. | 2024 | 31 | 4,961 | 0 | 0 |
| 454 Sale and repair of motorcycles | 2024 | 7 | 391 | 1 | . |
| 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) | 2024 | 993 | 66,043 | 34 | 1,895 |
| 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) | 2024 | 638 | 68,380 | 35 | 2,283 |
| 771 Renting of motor vehicles | 2024 | 23 | 1,929 | 1 | . |
| Source: CBS. | |||||
Table explanation
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 are final.
Changes as of October 2, 2026:
The final data for 2024 has been 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.
- Young fast-growing companies
- High-growth enterprises, based on employment that were founded a maximum of 2 years before the start of the 3-year growth period.
- Employees young, fast-growing companies
- Employees in young 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.