In 2021, there were about 865 thousand small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the wholesale and retail trade sector run by female chief executive officers (CEOs). While there were about 3.1 million SMEs with female CEOs, the total number of SMEs in South Korea stood at about 7.7 million that year.
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with female chief executive officers (CEOs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry
(in 1,000s)
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 13, 2023). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with female chief executive officers (CEOs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333411/south-korea-number-of-smes-with-female-ceos-by-industry/
KOSIS. "Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with female chief executive officers (CEOs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333411/south-korea-number-of-smes-with-female-ceos-by-industry/
KOSIS. (2023). Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with female chief executive officers (CEOs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333411/south-korea-number-of-smes-with-female-ceos-by-industry/
KOSIS. "Number of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) with Female Chief Executive Officers (Ceos) in South Korea in 2021, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333411/south-korea-number-of-smes-with-female-ceos-by-industry/
KOSIS, Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with female chief executive officers (CEOs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333411/south-korea-number-of-smes-with-female-ceos-by-industry/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with female chief executive officers (CEOs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], KOSIS, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333411/south-korea-number-of-smes-with-female-ceos-by-industry/
