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 G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** 5,920 798 728,823 34,465 9,794
Total 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** 4,455 168 491,430 13,435 4,070
Total 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** 1,162 599 157,783 19,154 5,392
Non EU G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** 2,555 446 557,986 21,201 6,132
Non EU 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** 2,040 114 447,267 9,638 3,210
Non EU 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** 407 322 83,744 10,769 2,848
European Union (excl. the Netherlands) G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** 3,365 352 170,837 13,264 3,662
European Union (excl. the Netherlands) 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** 2,415 55 44,162 3,797 861
European Union (excl. the Netherlands) 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** 755 278 74,039 8,385 2,544
Afghanistan G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Afghanistan 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Afghanistan 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Albania G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Albania 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Albania 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Algeria G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Algeria 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Algeria 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
American-Samoa G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
American-Samoa 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
American-Samoa 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
American Virgin Islands G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
American Virgin Islands 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
American Virgin Islands 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Andorra G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Andorra 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Andorra 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Angola G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Angola 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Angola 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Anguilla G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Anguilla 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Anguilla 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Antartica G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Antartica 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Antartica 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Argentina G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** 13 1 369 23 16
Argentina 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** 11 . 321 . .
Argentina 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Armenia G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Armenia 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Armenia 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Aruba G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Aruba 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Aruba 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Australia G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** 70 6 2,357 350 35
Australia 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** 56 1 924 153 .
Australia 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . 22
Azerbaijan G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Azerbaijan 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Azerbaijan 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bahamas G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Bahamas 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bahamas 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bhutan G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Bhutan 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bhutan 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bahrain G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Bahrain 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bahrain 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bangladesh G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Bangladesh 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bangladesh 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Barbados G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Barbados 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Barbados 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Belgium G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** 692 28 22,748 1,732 388
Belgium 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** 456 6 . 485 67
Belgium 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** 220 18 11,640 1,059 292
Belize G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Belize 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Belize 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Benin G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Benin 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Benin 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bermuda G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Bermuda 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bermuda 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bolivia G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Bolivia 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bolivia 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bosnia and Herzegovina G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bosnia and Herzegovina 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Botswana G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Botswana 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Botswana 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bouvet Island G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
Bouvet Island 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Bouvet Island 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
Brazil G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** 46 9 2,955 265 110
Brazil 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** 42 8 2,561 . .
Brazil 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
British Indian Ocean Territory G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
British Indian Ocean Territory 46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
British Indian Ocean Territory 47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2024** . . . . .
British Virgin Islands G Wholesale and retail trade 2024** . . . . .
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 for 2021 up to and including 2023 are final.

Changes as of 23 September 2026:
The revised provisional figures for 2024 have been added.

Changes as of 30 September 2025:
The figures for 2023 are now final.

Changes as of 29 April 2024:
Incorrect UCI determinations in the 2021 figures have been corrected, along with corrections identified through the analysis of multiple years.
In addition, the provisional figures for 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be available?
The first provisional figures become available in May (16 months after the reporting year). These provisional figures are updated to revised provisional figures in September (21 months after the reporting year). The figures become final in September (33 months after the reporting year).

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.