| Table 2.1 Exports by enterprise size 2017 | ||||
| €million | ||||
| Enterprise size | Value | % of total | Number of enterprises | % of total |
| Micro | 7,506 | 6 | 5,081 | 59 |
| Small | 5,284 | 4 | 2,384 | 28 |
| Medium | 23,168 | 19 | 835 | 10 |
| SMEs | 35,957 | 30 | 8,300 | 96 |
| Large | 82,964 | 68 | 289 | 3 |
| Unknown | 2,838 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Total | 121,759 | 100 | 8,614 | 100 |
| Micro (0-9 employees), Small (10-49 employees), Medium (50-249 employees), Large (over 250 employees). | ||||
Large enterprises account for 68% of exports in 2017
There were 8,614 exporting enterprises in 2017 (i.e. with goods exports of over €5,000 in the year).
There were just 289 large exporting enterprises (with over 250 employees) but they accounted for 68% (€83 billion) of all exports in 2017.
These large enterprises comprised only 3% of all 8,614 enterprises.
There were 8,300 SMEs exporting goods in 2017 and the total value of their exports was €36 billion, or 30% of total exports. This includes 5,081 micro enterprises, which exported €7.5 billion of goods.
Micro enterprises accounted for 59% of exporters and 6% of the value of goods exported.
| Percentage of exports | |
| Micro | 6.16435808722943 |
| Small | 4.33974023212708 |
| Medium | 19.0273519745674 |
| Large | 68.1375551723736 |
| Unknown | 2.33099453370246 |
| Number of enterprises | |
| Micro | 5081 |
| Small | 2384 |
| Medium | 835 |
| Large | 289 |
| Unknown | 25 |
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