Editing Economy of the Netherlands (section)

== Companies ==
In 2022, the sector with the highest number of companies registered in Netherlands is Services with 761,749 companies followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate and Retail Trade with 693,255 and 101,025 companies respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hithorizons.com/eu/analyses/country-statistics/netherlands | title=Industry Breakdown of Companies in Netherlands | website=HitHorizons}}</ref>

In the Netherlands, 91% of enterprises say they have invested appropriately during the past three years (2023 - 2020). This beats the EU average at 82%.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bank |first=European Investment |url=https://www.eib.org/en/publications/20230340-econ-eibis-2023-netherlands |title=EIB Investment Survey 2023 - Netherlands overview |date=2024-01-31 |publisher=European Investment Bank |isbn=978-92-861-5684-7 |language=EN}}</ref> Compared to other enterprises in the EU, Dutch firms prioritise new goods or services (26% vs. 34% for replacement). In keeping with the EU average of 10%, just 7% of enterprises in the Netherlands do not plan to invest.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bank |first=European Investment |url=https://www.eib.org/en/publications/20230340-econ-eibis-2023-netherlands |title=EIB Investment Survey 2023 - Netherlands overview |date=2024-01-31 |publisher=European Investment Bank |isbn=978-92-861-5684-7 |language=EN}}</ref> Dutch companies were hurt by the [[energy crisis]] in 2022 - 2023, albeit to a lower extent than those elsewhere in the EU. While most companies are concerned about energy prices, just 30% consider it a critical issue. This is half of the EU average (59%).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bank |first=European Investment |url=https://www.eib.org/en/publications/20230340-econ-eibis-2023-netherlands |title=EIB Investment Survey 2023 - Netherlands overview |date=2024-01-31 |publisher=European Investment Bank |isbn=978-92-861-5684-7 |language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Energy crisis has disruptive effect on Dutch manufacturing |url=https://www.abnamro.com/research/en/our-research/energy-crisis-has-disruptive-effect-on-dutch-manufacturing}}</ref>

Dutch firms face significant long-term hurdles to investment, including a lack of trained people (71%), and high energy prices (66%). Barriers are diminishing, with numbers lower than the EU average and than 2021. For example, the availability of funding is less of an impediment than across the EU (23% versus 44%).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bank |first=European Investment |url=https://www.eib.org/en/publications/20230340-econ-eibis-2023-netherlands |title=EIB Investment Survey 2023 - Netherlands overview |date=2024-01-31 |publisher=European Investment Bank |isbn=978-92-861-5684-7 |language=EN}}</ref>

In 2023, one in ten Dutch enterprises (13%) brought new goods, processes, or services to the Dutch or global market.<ref name=":1934">{{Cite book |last=Bank |first=European Investment |url=https://www.eib.org/en/publications/20230340-econ-eibis-2023-netherlands |title=EIB Investment Survey 2023 - Netherlands overview |date=2024-01-31 |publisher=European Investment Bank |isbn=978-92-861-5684-7 |language=EN}}</ref> Majority of Dutch firms are also more technologically oriented than EU peers - almost eight out of ten Dutch firms (78%) employed at least one digital technology in 2023. The EU average is 70%. The majority of Dutch firms utilise digital platform technologies (59%), robots (56%), and the Internet of Things (55%), whereas just a small percentage use 3D printing (19%) or augmented/VR technology (15%).<ref name=":1935">{{Cite book |last=Bank |first=European Investment |url=https://www.eib.org/en/publications/20230340-econ-eibis-2023-netherlands |title=EIB Investment Survey 2023 - Netherlands overview |date=2024-01-31 |publisher=European Investment Bank |isbn=978-92-861-5684-7 |language=EN}}</ref>