In 2021, there were about 1.94 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the wholesale and retail trade sector, accounting for the largest share of all industries in South Korea. The real estate sector followed with about 1.27 million SMEs.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are for-profit businesses whose total assets do not exceed 500 billion South Korean won and which meet the criterion of independence (not a subsidiary of a large enterprise). Depending on the type of business, companies with average three-year sales of 40 billion South Korean won or less to 150 billion South Korean won or less are defined as SMEs.
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KOSIS. (September 12, 2023). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314664/south-korea-number-of-smes-by-industry/
KOSIS. "Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314664/south-korea-number-of-smes-by-industry/
KOSIS. (2023). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314664/south-korea-number-of-smes-by-industry/
KOSIS. "Number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in South Korea in 2021, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314664/south-korea-number-of-smes-by-industry/
KOSIS, Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314664/south-korea-number-of-smes-by-industry/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], KOSIS, September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314664/south-korea-number-of-smes-by-industry/