Foreign controlled enterprises in The Netherlands

Foreign controlled enterprises in The Netherlands

SIC 2008 Countries Periods Financial details Employee benefits expense (mln euro)
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) Locus of control: Extra EU-27 not allo.. 2021 0
70 Holding companies (not financial) Locus of control: Extra EU-27 not allo.. 2021 0
Source: CBS.
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This table covers the financial data (such as operating expenses and revenues) and employment of companies in the Netherlands controlled by an institutional unit abroad. The data are consistent with Eurostat's Foreign Affiliates Statistics (FATS).

Data available from: 2021.

Status of the figures:
2021 figures are final.

Changes as of March 11, 2024:
None, this is a new table. This table is the successor of the table "Foreign control companies in the Netherlands; 2008-2020" which reports at a different SBI level. Data in this table can be compared, where SBI, UCI and subject match (see paragraph 3).

When will new figures be published?
New figures will appear in the fall of 2024.

Description topics

Financial details
Employee benefits expense
Employee benefits expense are defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, paid by the employer to the employee (permanent and temporary employees, as well as home workers) for work performed by the employee during the reference period. Employee benefits expense also include taxes and social contributions borne by employees that are retained by the unit, and compulsory and voluntary social contributions borne by employers.
Employee benefits expense consist of:
- wages
- employer statutory social security costs.
Included is the total remuneration paid during the reference period, whether paid on the basis of working time, output or piece rate, and whether the payment is regular or not. Included are all gratuities, workplace bonuses, productivity bonuses, gratuities, thirteenth month payments (and such fixed bonuses), payments to employees in connection with severance, housing, transportation or living expenses, family allowances, commissions, attendance allowances, overtime or night shift allowances, etc., as well as taxes, social security contributions and other amounts owed by employees and withheld at source by employers.
Also included are the employer's statutory social security costs, which include social contributions borne by employers for pension, sickness, maternity, disability, unemployment, occupational accidents and diseases, family allowances and other schemes. These costs are included regardless of whether they are schemes established by law, collective bargaining agreement, individual employment contract or on a voluntary basis.
Payments for temporary workers are not included in employee benefits expense.