Number of SMEs in the Netherlands 2014-2022, per sector
The most common SME sectors in the Netherlands in 2022 were consultancy, research and other sepcialized business services, amounting to over 401,200 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