SMEs and their contribution to the business economy
Broad specialisation of SMEs has changed little in recent years
Share of SMEs in value added
Digitalisation provides scope for SME growth but the pace of adoption varies across countries and sectors
In most countries SMEs have been the primary drivers of employment growth in the service sector
Enterprise creations are back to pre-crisis levels
Enterprise birth rates have risen in many countries but job creation rate remains low in some
Net employment creation and destruction between 2010 and 2016 (or latest available year)
Newly created jobs are mainly in lower productivity sectors
Change in employment over the period 2010-2016, or latest available year
Real wages have lagged productivity growth in many countries
Labour productivity and compensation per employee by enterprise size, manufacturing
SME labour productivity and compensation per employee, by industry sector
Labour productivity of SMEs
Manufacturing wage gaps and SME trade, 2014
SME export activity, value added and employment shares
Industrial firms engaged in exports, 2016 or earliest available year
Direct and indirect exporting activity of SMEs in OECD countries
Direct and indirect exporting activity of SMEs in Nordic countries
Foreign value added share of exports in Nordic economies
International competitiveness in wages
International competitiveness through productivity
Labour income shares in manufacturing
SMEs in the manufacturing textiles sector
High-digital intensity SMEs have higher growth
SMEs lag in the adoption of more sophisticated digital technologies
Firms planning to increase employment in the next six months
Firms trading internationally, by the use of online tools
SME employment by economic activity, selected countries, 2015
SME share of employment within sectors
Number of establishments in the United States
Number of employer establishments with 500+ employees in the United States
Number of enterprise births, number of enterprises and birth rate, selected countries
Number of enterprises, employment and enterprise births
Birth rates, job creation and productivity
Labour productivity of SMEs: Index, Large enterprises =100
Labour productivity in 2010 and employment growth over 2010-2016 (or latest available year)