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There were 8,868 exporting enterprises in 2018 (i.e. with goods exports of over €5,000 in the year).
There were just 298 large exporting enterprises (with over 250 employees) but they accounted for 69% (€96 billion) of all exports in 2018. These large enterprises comprised only 3% of all enterprises.
There were 8,531 SMEs exporting goods in 2018. The total value of their exports was €39 billion, or 28% of total exports. This includes 5,247 micro enterprises, which exported €6.8 billion of goods.
Micro enterprises accounted for 59% of the number of exporters, but only 5% of the value of goods exported.
| X-axis label | Value of Exports |
|---|---|
| Micro | 6.756 |
| Small | 6.097 |
| Medium | 26.16 |
| Large | 96.115 |
| Unknown | 4.472 |
| X-axis label | Number of Enterprises |
|---|---|
| Micro | 5247 |
| Small | 2413 |
| Medium | 871 |
| Large | 298 |
| Table 2.1 Exports by Enterprise Size 2018 | ||||
| Enterprise Size | €million | % of total | Number of Enterprises | % of total |
| Micro | 6,756 | 5 | 5,247 | 59 |
| Small | 6,097 | 4 | 2,413 | 27 |
| Medium | 26,160 | 19 | 871 | 10 |
| SME | 39,012 | 28 | 8,531 | 96 |
| Large | 96,115 | 69 | 298 | 3 |
| Unknown | 4,472 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Total | 139,600 | 100 | 8,868 | 100 |
| Micro (0-9 employees), Small (10-49 employees), Medium (50-249 employees), Large (Over 250 employees) | ||||
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