What the Numbers Tell Us
According to Statistics Netherlands, nearly all staff in financial services have internet access for work in 2025. This is the highest score across all sectors. It means that in this sector, digital access is no longer an exception but the norm. Everyone, from administration to advisory services, works with online systems as standard.
What This Means for Your Business
Your business does not need to be at the same level as the financial sector, but it does show where the bar ultimately lands. As customers and partners get used to fast, digital handling, they increasingly expect the same from other businesses too. If you fall behind in digital access for staff, you risk working slower than the competition.
The ICT sector itself continues to grow in 2025, though the rate is slowing. Statistics Netherlands reports that the Netherlands had over 100 thousand ICT companies in 2025, accounting for 4.4 percent of all Dutch businesses, with annual growth declining to 2.4 percent. This means the supply of digital solutions keeps increasing, but at a slower pace than before. For entrepreneurs, this is actually a good moment, one with less pressure and more space to make thoughtful choices.
A Practical First Step
- Map out which staff members already work with digital systems and who is falling behind.
- Look at where internet access or digital working methods would make work noticeably easier.
- Start small, choose a department or process where digital access makes the biggest difference and build from there.
This way you create a foundation step by step that grows with your business, without having to change everything at once.
Source
- Statistics Netherlands, Digitalization and Knowledge Economy 2025, chapter 3, ICT Use at Companies (February 2026)
- Statistics Netherlands, Digitalization and Knowledge Economy 2025, chapter 2, ICT and Economics (February 2026)