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Services Trade by Enterprise Size

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% Services Exports
Small20.2405919053081
Medium7.2997575634938
Large56.9113448445173
Unknown15.5483056866808
% Services Imports
Small22.0915144561318
Medium6.19043392341546
Large60.9466766410074
Unknown10.7713749794454
  • Large enterprises with more than 250 employees made up €108bn (57%) of total service exports (€189bn) in 2018. 
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with less than 250 employees, together accounted for €52bn (27%) of total exports while small enterprises made up €38bn (20%) of the total.
  • The remaining 16% 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 €125bn (61%) of total service imports (€206bn) in 2018.
  • SMEs accounted for €58bn (28%) of total imports while small enterprises made up €45bn (22%) of the service imports total.
  • The remaining 11% of service imports (€22bn) consisted of enterprises of unknown size. See table 3.1 and figure 3.1.
Table 3.1 Services Trade by Enterprises Size, 2018


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