Dutch control companies; outside and within the EU zone; Industry

Dutch control companies; outside and within the EU zone; Industry

Countries SIC 2008 Periods Foreign subsidiary (number) Employees (x 1 000)
Total B Mining and quarrying 2023* 141 6
Total B-S Total Economy (except O) 2023* 20,949 2,079
Total 06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2023* 5 .
Total 08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2023* 72 2
Total 09 Mining support activities 2023* 63 4
Total C Manufacturing 2023* 3,482 649
Total 10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2023* 838 170
Total 10 Manufacture of food products 2023* 666 77
Total 11 Manufacture of beverages 2023* 172 93
Total 12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2023* . .
Total 13 Manufacture of textiles 2023* 86 7
Total 13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2023* 133 9
Total 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2023* 28 1
Total 15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2023* 18 1
Total 16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2023* 163 15
Total 16 Manufacture of wood products 2023* 65 4
Total 17 Manufacture of paper 2023* 41 10
Total 18 Printing and reproduction 2023* 57 2
Total 19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2023* 1 .
Total 20 Manufacture of chemicals 2023* 216 34
Total 21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2023* 75 4
Total 22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2023* 141 6
Total 22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2023* 116 5
Total 23 Manufacture of building materials 2023* 25 1
Total 24 Manufacture of basic metals 2023* 52 3
Total 24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2023* 498 29
Total 25 Manufacture of metal products 2023* 445 26
Total 26 Manufacture of electronic products 2023* 132 32
Total 27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2023* 182 36
Total 28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2023* 338 36
Total 29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2023* 133 243
Total 29-30 Transport equipment 2023* 218 250
Total 30 Manufacture of other transport 2023* 85 7
Total 31 Manufacture of furniture 2023* 33 2
Total 32 Manufacture of other products 2023* 181 15
Total 33 Repair and installation of machinery 2023* 334 11
Total D Energy supply 2023* 442 4
Total 35 Energy supply 2023* 442 4
Total E Water supply and waste management 2023* 114 12
Total 36 Water collection and distribution 2023* 25 .
Total 37 Sewerage 2023* . .
Total 38 Waste collection and treatment 2023* 79 11
Total 39 Remediation, other waste management 2023* 9 .
Total F Construction 2023* 787 27
Total 41 Construction buildings, development 2023* 369 11
Total 42 Civil engineering 2023* 197 10
Total 43 Specialised construction activities 2023* 222 5
Total G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 5,552 687
Total 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023* 353 28
Total 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023* 4,301 160
Total 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023* 898 498
Total H Transportation and storage 2023* 1,610 103
Total 49 Land transport 2023* 463 48
Total 50 Water transport 2023* 311 5
Total 51 Air transport 2023* 38 1
Total 52 Warehousing, services for transport 2023* 731 40
Total 53 Postal and courier activities 2023* 67 9
Total I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 335 21
Total 55 Accommodation 2023* 293 14
Total 56 Food and beverage service activities 2023* 43 7
Total J Information and communication 2023* 1,767 79
Total 58 Publishing 2023* 233 21
Total 59-60 Movies, TV and radio 2023* 49 .
Total 59 Film, TV and music production etc 2023* 33 .
Total 60 Programming and broadcasting 2023* 16 .
Total 61 Telecommunications 2023* 153 21
Total 62-63 IT- and information services 2023* 1,331 37
Total 62 Support activities in the field of IT 2023* 1,183 34
Total 63 Information service activities 2023* 148 3
Total K Financial institutions 2023* 793 79
Total 64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2023* 240 44
Total 65 Insurance and pension funding 2023* 82 18
Total 66 Other financial services 2023* 471 17
Total L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 979 6
Total 68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 979 6
Total M Other specialised business services 2023* 2,470 126
Total 69 Legal services, administration etc. 2023* 144 1
Total 69-71 Management, technical consultancy 2023* 2,042 104
Total 70 Holding companies (not financial) 2023* 1,015 35
Total 71 Architects, technical services etc. 2023* 883 68
Total 72 Research and development 2023* 142 15
Total 73-75 Advertising, design and other 2023* 286 7
Total 73 Advertising and market research 2023* 209 3
Total 74 Other specialised business services 2023* 75 4
Total 75 Veterinary activities 2023* 2 .
Total N Renting and other business support 2023* 2,052 265
Total 77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2023* 368 20
Total 78-82 Other bussiness services 2023* 1,684 244
Total 78 Employment activities 2023* 599 63
Total 79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2023* 137 18
Total 80 Security and investigation 2023* 43 9
Total 81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc. 2023* 84 20
Total 82 Other business services 2023* 821 133
Total P Education 2023* 82 2
Total 85 Education 2023* 82 2
Total Q Health and social work activities 2023* 117 5
Total 86 Human health activities 2023* 112 5
Total 87 Residential care and guidance 2023* . .
Total 87-88 Care and social work 2023* . .
Total 88 Social work without accommodation 2023* . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table contains figures on turnover, employees, personnel costs, investments and the number of foreign subsidiaries over which a Dutch institutional unit has control (Outward-FATS). The data can be broken down by industry according to the Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SIC 2008) and the country where the foreign subsidiary is located.

The nationality of a company is determined by assessing globally which institutional unit has control over the company group. For the data in this table, the Ultimate Controlling Institutional unit (UCI) of the group of companies is located in the Netherlands.

The data is collected in the context of the 'Foreign Affiliates Statistics' (FATS) statistics of the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat).

Data available from: 2021.

Status of the figures:
The figures of 2021 and 2022 are final.

Changes as of May 23, 2025:
The provisional figures of 2023 have been added.

Changes as of April 29, 2024:
Incorrect UCI determinations have been corrected in the 2021 figures, as well as corrections that could be made through analysis of several years.
Also the provisional figures of 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be available?
- In November (23 months after the reporting year) additional information will become available on the basis of which the data will be given a definitive status.

Description topics

Foreign subsidiary
A foreign subsidiary is defined as a foreign company over which predominant control can be exercised.
Employees
Employed persons include all persons who perform paid work, even if only for one or a few hours per week, even if they:
- performing work that is legal in itself, but the remuneration of which is withheld from registration by the tax or social security authorities ('undeclared work');
- do not work temporarily, but continue to be paid (for example in the event of illness or frost damage);
- have taken temporary unpaid leave.
The number of employees is shown in this table in thousands of FTE.


Full-time equivalent (FTE):
Full-time equivalent is defined as the absolute number of employed persons, converted into full working years. For example, if in a company five people work full-time on all working days and two people work half-days, this is counted as six FTE.