Opinion on the state of SMEs 2016-2018

This statistic shows the opinion of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands on the state of their business from November 2016 to January 2018. From the respondents during the most recent period, 60 percent thought that their business was in a positive state while 6 percent believed their business was in a negative state.

Monthly opinion on the state of SMEs in the Netherlands from November 2016 to January 2018*

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative
Jan '18	60%	34%	6%
Dec '17	61%	31%	8%
Nov '17	59%	34%	8%
Oct '17	59%	32%	9%
Sep '17	59%	34%	7%
Aug '17	61%	31%	8%
Jul '17	56%	37%	6%
Jun '17	58%	31%	11%
May '17	57%	36%	7%
Apr '17	56%	36%	8%
Mar '17	57%	33%	10%
Feb '17	57%	34%	9%
Jan '17	58%	34%	8%
Dec '16	60%	34%	6%
Nov '16	54%	37%	9%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

November 2016 to January 2018

Number of respondents

Various**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Source question: How would you evaluate the current state of your business?
** Survey sample group size varies:
Feb '16 = 2,099
Mar '16 = 998
Apr '16 = 482
May '16 = 420
Jun '16 = 419
Jul '16 = 461
Aug '16 = 436
Sep '16 = 589
Oct '16 = 488
Nov '16 = 520
Dec '16 = 507
Jan '17 = 494
Feb '17 = 445
Mar '17 = 439
Apr '17 = 540
May '17 = 405
Jun '17 = 373
Jul '17 = 533
Aug '17 = 469
Sep '17 = 557
Oct '17 = 468
Nov '17 = 684
Dec '17 = 354
Jan '18 = 532