The most common SME sectors in the Netherlands in 2019 were retail and specialized business services, together making up around 600,000 companies. The source defined SME (or mkb, a Dutch abbreviation of midden- en kleinbedrijf) as a company having between two to 249 employees, as well as companies with one employee that are not classified as a freelancer/self-employed person. SMEs were the
Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2019, per sector
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (October 9, 2019). Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2019, per sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140493/number-of-smes-in-the-netherlands-per-sector/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2019, per sector." Chart. October 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140493/number-of-smes-in-the-netherlands-per-sector/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2019). Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2019, per sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140493/number-of-smes-in-the-netherlands-per-sector/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Total Number of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in The Netherlands from 2014 to 2019, per Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140493/number-of-smes-in-the-netherlands-per-sector/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Total number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands from 2014 to 2019, per sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140493/number-of-smes-in-the-netherlands-per-sector/ (last visited January 19, 2021)