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Exports by enterprise size 2016

Table 3.1 Exports by enterprise size 2016
 €million   
Enterprise sizeValue% of totalNumber of enterprises% of total
Micro6,91765,00759
Small7,50762,14325
Medium22,020197509
SMEs36,443317,90092
Large79,526672633
Unknown2,26123824
Total118,2301008,545100
Micro (0-9 employees), Small (10-49 employees), Medium (50-249 employees), Large (over 250 employees).

Large enterprises account for 67% of exports in 2016

There were 8,545 exporting enterprises in 2016 (i.e. with goods exports of over €5,000 in the year).

There were just 263 large exporting enterprises (with over 250 employees) but they accounted for 67% (€79.5 billion) of all exports in 2016.

These large enterprises comprised only 3% of all 8,545 enterprises.

There were 7,900 SMEs exporting goods in 2016 and the total value of their exports was €36.4 billion, or 31% of total exports.  This includes 5,007 micro enterprises, which exported €6.9 billion of goods.

Micro enterprises accounted for 60% of exporters and 6% of the value of goods exported.

Percentage of exports
Micro5.85004336815207
Small6.34918847635925
Medium18.6247429912562
Large67.2636779120682
Unknown1.91234725216426
Number of enterprises
Micro5007
Small2143
Medium750
Large263
Unknown382

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