Enterprises; sourcing abroad, status

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Industry/branches (SIC 2008) Enterprise size class Status of sourcing abroad Enterprises (Number)
B-F Manufacturing and energy 50 or more employed persons Total 3,445
International sourcing 175
International sourcing concidered 100
No international sourcing 3,170
50 to 249 employed persons Total 2,860
International sourcing 120
International sourcing concidered 85
No international sourcing 2,660
250 and more employed persons Total 585
International sourcing 55
International sourcing concidered 15
No international sourcing 515
D Energy supply 50 or more employed persons Total 50
International sourcing 0
International sourcing concidered 0
No international sourcing 50
50 to 249 employed persons Total .
International sourcing .
International sourcing concidered .
No international sourcing .
250 and more employed persons Total .
International sourcing .
International sourcing concidered .
No international sourcing .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the number of market‑oriented active enterprises in the Netherlands within the branches of manufacturing and energy, and commercial services, that during the reference period either sourced business functions abroad, considered sourcing, or did not source. The table focuses on a subset of larger enterprises in the Netherlands. It concerns active enterprises with an average of at least 50 employed persons in the final reference year, based on the General Business Register. Dormant (non‑active) units and enterprises that have completely left the Netherlands are excluded. The figures cover all enterprises that were active for at least part of the reference period and that remained active at the end of that period. The distribution of enterprises is shown by branch according to the Standard Industrial Classification 2008 (SIC 2008), by enterprise size class, and by the status of sourcing business functions abroad.

Data available from: 2021-2023

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2021-2023 are provisional, pending comparison with the next reference period.

Changes as of 27 February 2026:
None, this is a new table.

When will new figures be published?
By the end of 2028 at the latest, the figures for 2024-2026 will be published. The figures for 2021-2023 will then become final.

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Enterprises
Number of market-oriented active enterprises within the branches of manufacturing and energy, and commercial services, with at least 50 employed persons.

Enterprise: The actual transactor in the production process characterized by independence with respect to decisions about that process and by offering its products to third parties. When this extends across different countries, for the purpose of national statistics the Dutch part is regarded as a single enterprise.

The population consists of active enterprises in the Netherlands recorded in the business register. Dormant (inactive) units and enterprises that have completely left the Netherlands are excluded. The figures cover all enterprises that were active for at least part of the reference period and that remained active at the end of that period.