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For information on the characteristics of enterprises engaged in trade in goods, see the CSO trade publication: Trade by Enterprise Characteristics
Ireland was one of 15 countries which participated in a Eurostat pilot study that looked at the characteristics of services enterprises between 2011 and 2016. The results of the study and further information are presented in this Eurostat publication and are mostly based on 2016 data.
The figures below present country comparison data from the Eurostat study. Figures 6.1 and 6.2 present country comparison data for services exports and imports by enterprise. Figures 6.3 and 6.4 present country comparison data for services exports and imports by ownership.
The full Eurostat publication is available here.
| Small (0-49) | Medium (50-249) | Large (250+ employees) | |
| Denmark | 10 | 14 | 76 |
| Ireland | 21 | 12 | 67 |
| Finland | 8 | 32 | 59 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 24 | 51 |
| Poland | 23 | 26 | 51 |
| Sweden | 32 | 19 | 50 |
| Belgium | 30 | 27 | 43 |
| Iceland | 34 | 26 | 40 |
| Norway | 45 | 18 | 37 |
| Lithuania | 35 | 30 | 35 |
| Hungary | 29 | 49 | 23 |
| Estonia | 53 | 28 | 19 |
| Luxembourg | 69 | 19 | 12 |
| Small (0-49) | Medium (50-249) | Large (250+ employees) | |
| Ireland | 12 | 4 | 85 |
| Denmark | 13 | 14 | 74 |
| Finland | 10 | 24 | 66 |
| Poland | 19 | 21 | 60 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 20 | 59 |
| Sweden | 29 | 18 | 53 |
| Belgium | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| Iceland | 31 | 22 | 48 |
| Estonia | 53 | 22 | 25 |
| Lithuania | 42 | 34 | 25 |
| Hungary | 29 | 53 | 18 |
| Luxembourg | 52 | 30 | 17 |
| Norway | 74 | 11 | 16 |
| Domestic | Foreign | |
| Luxembourg | 9 | 91 |
| Hungary | 23 | 77 |
| Ireland | 26 | 74 |
| Belgium | 27 | 73 |
| Poland | 41 | 59 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 54 |
| Estonia | 52 | 48 |
| Sweden | 56 | 44 |
| Finland | 62 | 38 |
| Norway | 62 | 38 |
| Iceland | 74 | 26 |
| Lithuania | 75 | 25 |
| Denmark | 77 | 23 |
| Domestic | Foreign | |
| Luxembourg | 7 | 93 |
| Hungary | 15 | 85 |
| Ireland | 19 | 81 |
| Belgium | 26 | 74 |
| Poland | 32 | 68 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 64 |
| Iceland | 51 | 49 |
| Estonia | 52 | 48 |
| Sweden | 52 | 48 |
| Finland | 52 | 48 |
| Lithuania | 57 | 43 |
| Denmark | 77 | 23 |
| Norway | 82 | 18 |
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