Firm entries and exits since 2018
Firm entries and exits in selected OECD countries
Firm entries and exits by sector
Firm bankruptcies
Change in bankruptcies in selected countries
Changes in the number of SMEs, 2021
Increase in the number of firms by sector in the United States
Growth in the number of start-ups
Distribution of SMEs sales growth in 2021
Percentage of SMEs with an increase in sales
Determinants of the 2021 increase in sales
Employment and value-added annual growth by firm size in the European Union
Labour productivity in micro and large firms
Shift-share analysis of productivity
Exposure of SMEs to trade with Russia and Ukraine
Vulnerability analysis, 2018
Global economic and policy uncertainties
Supply-chain disruptions in SMEs in 2021
Proportion of SMEs with a Facebook page receiving government support since the start of the pandemic
Firms purchasing cloud computing services
Innovative firms (even smaller ones) co‑operate more than non-innovative ones (even the larger)
Co‑operation more often takes place within production and knowledge networks but with substantial gaps between small and large firms
Despite similar sourcing strategies, SMEs rely less on external sources of knowledge than large firms overall, especially highly technical sources and professional networks
Many SMEs do not belong to any formal network and membership varies across sectors
Most OECD governments place the strongest focus on integrating SMEs into production and supply chain networks
SME share of employment, turnover and export
Variation in the gender export gap in firms with a Facebook page, March 2022
Probability to export, depending on the gender, sector and firm size
Export behaviour of exporting firms, March 2022
Challenges faced by SMEs to exporting, March 2022
Global supply chain conditions may have returned to normal after a massive setback
International investments rebounded in 2021 but greenfield investment is still subdued
Higher shipping costs and supply delays were the most frequent difficulties reported by SMEs in 2021
SMEs engaged in global trade experienced disproportionately some business challenges
Export barriers differ for trading and non-trading SMEs
Large firms are driving the deployment of Industry 4.0 technologies
OECD VC investments surged in 2021 but slowed in 2022, back to historical trends
SMEs’ R&D spending has accelerated in recent years, catching up with large firms
Smaller R&D performers tend to spend relatively more on R&D and do more basic and applied research
Most influential R&D actors, small and large alike, have kept growing R&D capacity despite difficult economic conditions
Before COVID-19, access to knowledge and collaboration networks was the least of business concerns for innovating
For co‑operating on innovation, SMEs turn increasingly towards KIBS providers
Smaller businesses are catching up in the adoption of platform technologies
SMEs face increasing security breaches, especially medium-sized ones and those operating in KIBS
R&D networks are organised into regionalised and specialised blocks
About one-third of policies aim at connecting SMEs to knowledge and innovation networks, with a more complementary role for other types of linkages
Across innovation networks, policy efforts focus on SME co‑operation through R&D and via non-equity alliances
About half of the innovation-related network policies are (at least partially) international in scope, with strategic partnerships having the strongest cross-border orientation
On average, less than 15% of policies across the OECD leverage digital platforms to expand SME innovation networks
Efforts to connect start-ups or high-potential SMEs to innovation networks are spread unevenly and do not feature in the policy mix of all countries
International co-patenting has tapered off, co-authorship keeps expanding
The past six years have witnessed a massive migration to the cloud and social media platforms
SME employees are increasingly using digital tools
Demand for digital skills accelerated with the COVID-19 pandemic
Production constraints from labour shortages have become widespread
Recruiting challenges are acute in low-pay sectors but also in high-pay services
Shortages largely concern highly skilled occupations
Lack of skilled labour represents the main challenge for enterprises in the euro area
SME employees are typically less involved in formal and non-formal training activities
SME employees are also less engaged in continuing vocational training
Smaller firms offer less ICT training to employees