The share of Dutch multinationals in the gross domestic product (GDP) fell from 15% in 2015 to 13% in 2021. Between 2015 and 2022, the number of Dutch multinational enterprises decreased by 2.4%. This is reported by CBS.
In 2021, multinationals accounted for 31% of the GDP, with most coming from foreign multinationals (€145 billion; 18%) and a smaller share from Dutch ones (€102 billion; 13%). Dutch multinationals have subsidiaries abroad, while the parent company of a foreign multinational is located abroad.
In 2022, there were 31,500 multinationals in the Netherlands, of which 11,300 were Dutch and 20,200 foreign. This represents 1.3% of the total number of companies. The total number of companies in the Netherlands has increased by 41.5% since 2015. The number of foreign multinationals grew by 39.4%, while the number of Dutch multinationals decreased by 2.4% compared to 2015.