This statistic displays the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per thousand inhabitants in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2017, by country. As of 2017, the Netherlands had the highest number of SMEs per thousand inhabitants in the Benelux region, while Belgium had the lowest. According to the data, there were 80 small and medium-sized enterprises per thousand inhabitants in the Netherlands, compared to 66 in Belgium.
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2017, by country
non-financial business sector only, excluding agriculture sector and non-market service sectors
Supplementary notes
Data are DIW Econ estimates for 2017, based on 2008-2015 Eurostat figures. The source adds the following information: "The data cover the ‘non-financial business sector’, which includes industry, construction, trade, and services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to J, L, M and N), but not enterprises in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and the largely non-market service sectors such as education and health. The following size-class definitions are applied: micro firms (0-9 persons employed), small firms (10-49 persons employed), medium-sized firms (50-249 persons employed), and large firms (250+ persons employed)."
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European Commission. (November 20, 2018). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2017, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012461/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-benelux-by-country/
European Commission. "Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2017, by country." Chart. November 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012461/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-benelux-by-country/
European Commission. (2018). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2017, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012461/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-benelux-by-country/
European Commission. "Number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) per 1,000 Inhabitants in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2017, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012461/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-benelux-by-country/
European Commission, Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2017, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012461/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-benelux-by-country/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) per 1,000 inhabitants in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) in 2017, by country [Graph], European Commission, November 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012461/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-in-benelux-by-country/
