High-growth enterprises, European standard; SIC2008

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)
B Mining and quarrying 2022* 5 325 . .
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 2022* . . . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2022* 1 . . .
061 Extraction of crude petroleum 2022* 0 0 . .
062 Extraction of natural gas 2022* 1 . . .
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2022* 2 . . .
081 Mining of stone, sand and clay 2022* 2 . . .
089 Other mining and quarrying 2022* 0 0 . .
09 Mining support activities 2022* 2 . . .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas 2022* 2 . . .
099 Services for other mining 2022* 0 0 . .
C Manufacturing 2022* 890 85,956 . .
10 Manufacture of food products 2022* 168 12,043 . .
101 Slaughtering, processing of meat 2022* 21 2,140 . .
102 Processing of fish 2022* 4 . . .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 2022* 7 318 . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 2022* 2 . . .
105 Manufacture of dairy products 2022* 4 . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products 2022* 3 . . .
107 Manufacture of bakery products 2022* 87 4,930 . .
108 Manufacture of other food 2022* 31 2,416 . .
109 Manufacture of animal foods 2022* 9 772 . .
11 Manufacture of beverages 2022* 10 436 . .
110 Manufacture of beverages 2022* 10 436 . .
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2022* 0 0 . .
120 Manufacture of tobacco products 2022* 0 0 . .
13 Manufacture of textiles 2022* 21 921 . .
131 Spinning of textile fibres 2022* 0 0 . .
132 Weaving of textiles 2022* 2 . . .
133 Finishing of textiles 2022* 0 0 . .
139 Manufacture of other textiles 2022* 19 . . .
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2022* 9 273 . .
141 Manufacture of apparel (no fur) 2022* 9 273 . .
142 Manufacture of articles of fur 2022* 0 0 . .
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel 2022* 0 0 . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2022* 1 . . .
151 Manufacture of leather products 2022* 0 0 . .
152 Manufacture of footwear 2022* 1 . . .
16 Manufacture of wood products 2022* 33 1,530 . .
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood 2022* 4 133 . .
162 Manufacture of products of wood 2022* 29 1,398 . .
17 Manufacture of paper 2022* 12 3,182 . .
171 Manufacture of pulp, paper, -board 2022* 1 . . .
172 Manufacture of articles of paper 2022* 11 . . .
18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 28 1,650 . .
181 Printing and services for printing 2022* 26 . . .
182 Reproduction of recorded media 2022* 2 . . .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 0 0 . .
191 Manufacture of coke oven products 2022* 0 0 . .
192 Manufacture of refined petroleum 2022* 0 0 . .
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2022* 31 2,184 . .
201 Manufacture of basic chemicals 2022* 15 1,127 . .
202 Manufacture agrochemical products 2022* 0 0 . .
203 Manufacture of paints and ink 2022* 2 . . .
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics 2022* 6 . . .
205 Manufacture of other chemicals 2022* 8 726 . .
206 Manufacture of man-made fibres 2022* 0 0 . .
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 14 . . .
211 Manufacture of basic pharmaceuticals 2022* 1 . . .
212 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2022* 13 . . .
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2022* 47 3,370 . .
221 Manufacture of rubber products 2022* 4 278 . .
222 Manufacture of plastic products 2022* 43 3,092 . .
23 Manufacture of building materials 2022* 29 1,832 . .
231 Manufacture of glass 2022* 2 . . .
232 Manufacture of refractory products 2022* 2 . . .
233 Manufacture clay building materials 2022* 2 . . .
234 Manufacture other ceramic products 2022* 1 . . .
235 Manufacture of cement, lime, plaster 2022* 0 0 . .
236 Manufacture concrete etc. products 2022* 16 589 . .
237 Stone dressing 2022* 3 . . .
239 Manufacture other mineral products 2022* 3 . . .
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2022* 9 851 . .
241 Manufacture of iron and steel 2022* 1 . . .
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel 2022* 1 . . .
243 Other first processing of steel 2022* 3 . . .
244 Manufacture of non-ferrous metals 2022* 2 . . .
245 Casting of metals 2022* 2 . . .
25 Manufacture of metal products 2022* 131 7,795 . .
251 Manufacture metal structures, doors 2022* 45 2,425 . .
252 Manufacture tanks, central heating 2022* 6 685 . .
253 Manufacture of steam generators 2022* 1 . . .
254 Manufacture of weapons 2022* 0 0 . .
255 Forging, pressing, stamping 2022* 10 . . .
256 Other treatment of metals, machining 2022* 51 2,305 . .
257 Manufacture of hardware 2022* 3 . . .
259 Manufacture of other metal products 2022* 15 1,380 . .
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2022* 25 1,895 . .
261 Manufacture of electronic components 2022* 6 527 . .
262 Manufacture of computers 2022* 6 619 . .
263 Manufacture communication equipment 2022* 3 . . .
264 Manufacture of consumer electronics 2022* 1 . . .
265 Manufacture of measuring instruments 2022* 5 251 . .
266 Manufacture electromedical equipment 2022* 1 . . .
267 Manufacture of optical instruments 2022* 3 . . .
268 Manufacture of media 2022* 0 0 . .
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2022* 34 . . .
271 Manufacture of electric motors etc. 2022* 12 1,000 . .
272 Manufacture of batteries 2022* 2 . . .
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices 2022* 5 . . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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 up to and including 2021, 2022 is provisional.

Changes as of March 4, 2024:
The data for 2019 and 2020 have been finalized without changes.
The finalized figures for 2021 and the provisional figures for 2022 have been added.

A number of aggregates and breakdowns have been added to the Industry classification:
• B-S excluding O and excluding S94
• G-S excluding O and excluding S94
• P Education; Q Healthcare; R Culture, sports and recreation; 96 Other personal services (including a number of details thereof)

2 topics have been added:
• Number of young fast-growing companies
• Employees at young, fast-growing companies

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.