Dutch control companies; outside and within the EU zone; Business Sector

Dutch control companies; outside and within the EU zone; Business Sector

Countries SIC 2008 Periods Foreign subsidiary (number) Employees (x 1 000) Revenue (mln euro) Personnel costs (mln euro) Investments (mln euro)
Total 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 378 29 85,785 1,766 167
Total 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 4,324 158 549,067 13,096 3,739
Total 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 870 477 125,600 16,027 4,147
Non EU 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 124 9 31,211 710 51
Non EU 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 2,064 109 508,849 9,648 2,810
Non EU 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 336 303 78,878 10,180 2,552
European Union (excl. the Netherlands) 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 254 20 54,574 1,056 116
European Union (excl. the Netherlands) 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 2,261 50 40,218 3,448 929
European Union (excl. the Netherlands) 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 534 173 46,722 5,846 1,595
Afghanistan 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Afghanistan 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Afghanistan 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Albania 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Albania 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Albania 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Algeria 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Algeria 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Algeria 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
American-Samoa 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
American-Samoa 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
American-Samoa 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
American Virgin Islands 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
American Virgin Islands 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
American Virgin Islands 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Andorra 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Andorra 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Andorra 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Angola 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Angola 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Angola 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Anguilla 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Anguilla 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Anguilla 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Antartica 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Antartica 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Antartica 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Argentina 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Argentina 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 10 . 274 . .
Argentina 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Armenia 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Armenia 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Armenia 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Aruba 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Aruba 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Aruba 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Australia 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Australia 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 49 1 946 135 .
Australia 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . 10
Azerbaijan 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Azerbaijan 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Azerbaijan 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bahamas 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Bahamas 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bahamas 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bhutan 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Bhutan 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bhutan 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bahrain 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Bahrain 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bahrain 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bangladesh 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Bangladesh 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bangladesh 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Barbados 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Barbados 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Barbados 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Belgium 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 20 3 . 161 17
Belgium 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 475 7 . 511 146
Belgium 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 203 24 10,657 1,321 239
Belize 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Belize 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Belize 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Benin 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Benin 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Benin 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bermuda 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Bermuda 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bermuda 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bolivia 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Bolivia 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bolivia 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bosnia and Herzegovina 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Botswana 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Botswana 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Botswana 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bouvet Island 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Bouvet Island 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Bouvet Island 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
Brazil 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
Brazil 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 52 8 2,351 . .
Brazil 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
British Indian Ocean Territory 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2023 . . . . .
British Indian Ocean Territory 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
British Indian Ocean Territory 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2023 . . . . .
British Virgin Islands 45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 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 September 30, 2025:
The 2023 figures have been added and are now final.

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.
Revenue
Net turnover consists of all income during the financial year in the context of normal business operations through the sale of goods, provision of services and/or rental income from assets (Insurance turnover consists of 'Gross premiums written' and pension fund turnover consists of from all pension contributions). The net turnover excludes: all taxes, duties and levies directly related to the income and all income that does not arise from normal business operations.
The turnover is presented in this table in millions of Euro.



Personnel costs
Personnel costs include all expenses related to employee benefits during the financial year. Employee benefits are all forms of compensation in exchange for the services provided by employees or for the termination of employment.
Investments
Gross investments in tangible fixed assets include all additions to tangible fixed assets that have been reported as such during the financial year. Excluded are increases in revaluations, reversals of previously recognized impairment losses and reclassifications (transfers) of other tangible fixed assets. The tangible fixed assets are acquired through (hire) purchase, financial or operational lease. When manufactured in-house, this concerns the full production costs. For major maintenance, this concerns the full maintenance costs.