Of the €15.8 billion of goods exported to the UK in 2018, almost €7 billion was exported by large enterprises (250 or more employees). Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) comprise micro enterprises (up to 10 employees), small (10 to 49 employees) and medium (50 to 249 employees), and these enterprises accounted for €8.5 billion of goods exports to the UK in 2018.
X-axis label | Value of Exports |
---|---|
Micro | 2.48910533803795 |
Small | 2.31644985403883 |
Medium | 3.75434192197268 |
Large | 6.9522593322574 |
SMEs make up the majority of the number of enterprises exporting to the UK. There were 6,797 SMEs exporting to the UK in 2018, which is 97% of all exporting enterprises. Over half (57%) of the enterprises exporting to the UK were micro enterprises.
X-axis label | Size of Enterprise |
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Micro | 4016 |
Small | 2082 |
Medium | 699 |
Large | 199 |
Table 8.1 Exports to the UK by Size of Enterprise 2018 | ||||
Enterprise Size | €million | % of Value | Number of Enterprises | % of Enterprises |
Micro | 2,489 | 16 | 4,016 | 57 |
Small | 2,316 | 15 | 2,082 | 30 |
Medium | 3,754 | 24 | 699 | 10 |
Large | 6,952 | 44 | 199 | 3 |
Unknown | 349 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
Total | 15,861 | 100 | 7,024 | 100 |
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