Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) was 583 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) in Netherlands, 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 583 for industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) in Netherlands peaked at 583 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 191, in 2006.
Netherlands ranks 14th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 201 | — |
| 2006 | 191 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 322 | +68.6% |
| 2008 | 317 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 318 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 311 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 309 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 321 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 417 | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 437 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 464 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 467 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 480 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 523 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 549 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 583 | +6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +68.6% | 191 | 322 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 269.8 | 191 | 322 | 5 |
| 2010s | 427.8 | 309 | 549 | 10 |
| 2020s | 583 | 583 | 583 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) in Netherlands?
- Industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) in Netherlands was 583 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 583 in 2020.
- What is the lowest industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 191 in 2006.
- How does Netherlands rank for industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e)?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is industry by employment size class (nace rev. 2, b-e) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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