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Services Trade by Enterprise Size

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% Services Exports
Small18.8145421665787
Medium11.0267761105098
Large52.2735577800328
Unknown17.8851243006596
% Services Imports
Small12.2027458975251
Medium5.74983521505589
Large71.5206080404688
Unknown10.5268098972232
  • Large enterprises with more than 250 employees made up €85bn (52%) of total service exports (€162bn) in 2017. 
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with less than 250 employees, together accounted for €48bn (30%) of total exports while small enterprises made up €30bn (19%) of the total.
  • The remaining 18% of service exports (€29bn) consisted of enterprises of unknown size (which represented quarterly estimates as well as travel, some financial and government services).
  • Large enterprises made up €147bn (72%) of total service imports (€205bn) in 2017.
  • SMEs accounted for €37bn (18%) of total imports while small enterprises made up €25bn (12%) of the service imports total.
  • The remaining 11% of service imports (€22bn) consisted of enterprises of unknown size.
Table 3.1 Services Trade by Enterprises Size, 2017


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