This statistic depicts the total number of enterprises operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016. In 2016, the number of business enterprises operatuing in Japan amounted to approximately 3.86 million, a decrease from over four million enterprises in 2012.
Number of business enterprises operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016
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According to the source, the survey was conducted on all establishments and enterprises in Japan excluding the following establishments and enterprises:
1) Establishments of national and local public entities.
2) Establishments of individual proprietorships that fall under Division A, “agriculture and forestry” of the Japan Standard Industrial Classification.
3) Establishments of individual proprietorships that fall under Division B, “fisheries” of the Japan Standard Industrial Classification.
4) Establishments that fall under Group 792, “domestic services” in Division N, “living-related and personal services and amusement services” of the Japan Standard Industrial Classification.
5) Establishments that fall under Major Group 96, “foreign governments and international agencies in Japan” in Division R, “services, n.e.c.” of the Japan Standard Industrial Classification.
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METI (Japan). (June 28, 2018). Number of business enterprises operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008824/japan-number-enterprises/
METI (Japan). "Number of business enterprises operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016 (in millions)." Chart. June 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008824/japan-number-enterprises/
METI (Japan). (2018). Number of business enterprises operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008824/japan-number-enterprises/
METI (Japan). "Number of Business Enterprises Operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008824/japan-number-enterprises/
METI (Japan), Number of business enterprises operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008824/japan-number-enterprises/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of business enterprises operating in Japan in 2012 and 2016 (in millions) [Graph], METI (Japan), June 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1008824/japan-number-enterprises/
