Corporate data; turnover developments (growing and declining), SIC 2008

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Sector/branches (SIC 2008) Employed persons Businesses with a growing turnover All growers (%) Businesses with a growing turnover Normal growers (%) Businesses with a growing turnover Fast growers (%) Businesses with a stable turnover (%) Businesses with a declining turnover All decliners (%) Businesses with a declining turnover Normal decliners (%) Businesses with a declining turnover Fast decliners (%)
Business Economy, B-N, excl. K, incl. 95 Total 1 or more employed persons 42 14 28 19 39 15 24
1 employed person 42 13 30 18 40 14 26
2 to 249 employed persons 43 19 24 20 37 18 19
2 to 9 employed persons 42 18 25 19 39 17 21
10 to 49 employed persons 45 24 20 24 31 18 13
50 to 99 employed persons 46 25 21 25 29 17 12
50 to 249 employed persons 46 26 20 25 28 17 11
100 to 249 employed persons 46 28 18 27 27 17 10
250 and more employed persons 45 29 16 31 25 17 8
M-N Business services Total 1 or more employed persons 40 12 28 19 41 14 26
1 employed person 39 11 28 20 41 14 27
2 to 249 employed persons 44 18 27 17 39 16 23
2 to 9 employed persons 43 16 28 16 40 15 25
10 to 49 employed persons 48 24 24 19 33 17 16
50 to 99 employed persons 45 25 20 23 32 19 13
50 to 249 employed persons 45 25 20 24 31 19 12
100 to 249 employed persons 46 27 19 25 29 19 10
250 and more employed persons 45 28 18 29 26 19 7
M Other specialised business services Total 1 or more employed persons 39 11 28 19 42 15 27
1 employed person 38 10 28 20 42 14 28
2 to 249 employed persons 45 17 27 17 39 15 24
2 to 9 employed persons 44 16 28 16 40 15 26
10 to 49 employed persons 49 25 24 20 31 16 15
50 to 99 employed persons 48 25 23 22 30 16 14
50 to 249 employed persons 49 26 23 21 30 17 13
100 to 249 employed persons 51 29 22 20 29 20 9
250 and more employed persons 47 29 18 24 29 23 6
702 Management and business consultancy Total 1 or more employed persons 39 10 28 14 47 19 29
1 employed person 38 10 28 14 48 19 29
2 to 249 employed persons 42 14 28 17 41 14 27
2 to 9 employed persons 42 12 29 16 42 14 29
10 to 49 employed persons 48 23 25 17 35 18 17
50 to 99 employed persons 41 24 18 18 41 21 21
50 to 249 employed persons 42 24 18 24 33 17 17
100 to 249 employed persons 45 27 18 45 9 5 5
250 and more employed persons 71 57 14 0 29 29 0
74 Other specialised business services Total 1 or more employed persons 37 8 29 26 37 9 28
1 employed person 36 8 29 28 36 8 28
2 to 249 employed persons 43 14 30 13 44 14 30
2 to 9 employed persons 43 13 30 12 45 14 31
10 to 49 employed persons 48 20 28 17 35 14 21
50 to 99 employed persons 27 12 15 27 46 15 31
50 to 249 employed persons 30 19 11 19 51 19 32
100 to 249 employed persons 36 36 0 0 64 27 36
250 and more employed persons . . . . . . .
N Renting and other business support Total 1 or more employed persons 43 15 28 18 38 14 24
1 employed person 43 14 29 19 38 13 25
2 to 249 employed persons 44 18 26 18 39 17 22
2 to 9 employed persons 43 16 27 17 40 16 24
10 to 49 employed persons 45 23 23 19 36 18 17
50 to 99 employed persons 42 24 18 24 34 22 12
50 to 249 employed persons 42 24 18 25 33 21 12
100 to 249 employed persons 42 25 17 28 29 18 11
250 and more employed persons 45 27 17 31 25 17 8
82 Other business services Total 1 or more employed persons 37 10 27 24 38 13 26
1 employed person 36 9 27 25 39 13 26
2 to 249 employed persons 45 19 27 17 37 15 23
2 to 9 employed persons 45 18 27 16 39 13 26
10 to 49 employed persons 48 22 26 21 31 20 11
50 to 99 employed persons 44 17 28 25 31 22 8
50 to 249 employed persons 43 21 21 23 34 23 11
100 to 249 employed persons 40 30 10 20 40 25 15
250 and more employed persons 42 17 25 33 25 8 17
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation

This table provides information on turnover developments. Turnover development is represented as the percentage of businesses which have generated a higher, the same or a lower turnover than in the same period one year previously. The figures are subdivided in sectors/branches according to the Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities 2008 (SIC 2008) and in size classes based on the number of persons employed.

Data available from:
2012.

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2026 are provisional.

Changes as of September 7, 2026:
None, this is a new publication.

When will new figures be published?
New results are published approximately sixty calendar days after the end of the reporting period (quarter). Figures for the entire year will follow during the second quarter after the end of the reporting year. After publication of final results, CBS only adjusts the results if major adjustments and/or corrections are necessary.

Description topics

Businesses with a growing turnover
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has grown more than 5 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.
All growers
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has grown more than 5 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.


Normal growers
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has grown more than 5 percent and less than 20 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.



Fast growers
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has grown more than 20 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.



Businesses with a stable turnover
Percentage of businesses for which turnover in this period is almost equal to turnover in the same period a year before (growth and decline of turnover are less than 5 percent).

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.

Businesses with a declining turnover
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has declined by more than 5 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.


All decliners
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has declined by more than 5 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.

Normal decliners
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has declined by more than 5 percent and less than 20 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.
Fast decliners
Percentage of businesses for which turnover has declined by more than 20 percent compared to the same period a year before.

For businesses with less than 50 employed persons numbers are based on tax data. For businesses with 50 or more employed persons numbers are based on integral observation by Statistics Netherlands.