Enterprise size is determined by the number of employees. SMEs include micro (less than 10 employees), small (10 to 49) and medium enterprises (50 to 249). Large enterprises have 250 employees or more.
Approximately 50% of the total value of exports to the UK in 2017 was from SMEs, with a value of €8.1 billion. Large enterprises exported €7.6 billion of goods to the UK.
SMEs make up the large majority of the number of enterprises exporting to the UK, at 97% of the total number of UK exporters. Micro enterprises alone make up over half the number of firms exporting to the UK.
| X-axis label | €billion | Number of enterprises |
|---|---|---|
| Micro | 2.65770982737333 | 3850 |
| Small | 1.9122325217594 | 1998 |
| Medium | 3.58439241955233 | 664 |
| Large | 7.64316435782963 | 191 |
| Table 5.1 Exports by size of enterprise 2017 | ||||
| Enterprise size | €million | % of value | Number of enterprises | % of number of enterprises |
| Micro | 2,658 | 17 | 3,850 | 57 |
| Small | 1,912 | 12 | 1,998 | 30 |
| Medium | 3,584 | 22 | 664 | 10 |
| SMEs | 8,154 | 51 | 6,512 | 97 |
| Large | 7,643 | 48 | 191 | 3 |
| Unknown | 267 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 16,065 | 100 | 6,719 | 100 |
| Micro (0-9 employees), Small (10-49 employees), Medium (50-249 employees), Large (over 250 employees). | ||||
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