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 . .
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and 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 . .
091 Services for mining of oil and gas 2022* 2 . . .
103 Processing of vegetables and fruit 2022* 7 318 . .
104 Manufacture of edible oils and fats 2022* 2 . . .
106 Grain milling and starch products 2022* 3 . . .
143 Knitting and crocheting apparel 2022* 0 0 . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2022* 1 . . .
161 Sawmilling and planing of wood 2022* 4 133 . .
18 Printing and reproduction 2022* 28 1,650 . .
181 Printing and services for printing 2022* 26 . . .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2022* 0 0 . .
203 Manufacture of paints and ink 2022* 2 . . .
204 Manufacture detergents and cosmetics 2022* 6 . . .
241 Manufacture of iron and steel 2022* 1 . . .
242 Manufacture tubes and pipes of steel 2022* 1 . . .
273 Manufacture of wiring and -devices 2022* 5 . . .
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2022* 17 1,531 . .
292 Manufacture of bodies and trailers 2022* 11 913 . .
301 Building of ships and boats 2022* 9 . . .
324 Manufacture of games and toys 2022* 1 . . .
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2022* 54 3,356 . .
331 Repair of machinery and equipment 2022* 28 1,880 . .
353 Steam and air conditioning supply 2022* 1 . . .
E Water supply and waste management 2022* 42 2,889 . .
36 Water collection and distribution 2022* 2 . . .
360 Water collection and distribution 2022* 2 . . .
38 Waste collection and treatment 2022* 35 . . .
382 Waste treatment and disposal 2022* 2 . . .
421 Construction of roads and railways 2022* 31 1,679 . .
431 Demolition and site preparation 2022* 32 2,021 . .
G Wholesale and retail trade 2022* 2,018 176,699 . .
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 144 12,545 . .
451 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2022* 81 9,345 . .
454 Sale and repair of motorcycles 2022* 8 422 . .
463 Wholesale of food and beverages 2022* 169 10,706 . .
H Transportation and storage 2022* 466 51,737 . .
49 Land transport 2022* 229 26,983 . .
503 Inland passenger water transport 2022* 3 . . .
504 Inland freight water transport 2022* 5 229 . .
521 Warehousing and storage 2022* 32 2,831 . .
53 Postal and courier activities 2022* 48 6,447 . .
532 Other postal and courier activities 2022* 48 6,447 . .
I Accommodation and food serving 2022* 1,049 50,594 . .
551 Hotels and similar accommodation 2022* 76 4,408 . .
56 Food and beverage service activities 2022* 925 42,863 . .
562 Canteens and catering 2022* 60 3,141 . .
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.