This statistic displays the share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a financial risk rating of 'worse than average' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the years ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector. In June 2019, it was found that 53 percent of the transport sector SMEs was rated as having worse than average financial risk. The sector with the largest proportion of minimal/low risk SMEs was Agriculture.
Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'worse than average' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the year ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector*
Characteristic
June 2014
June 2015
June 2016
June 2017
June 2018
June 2019
Transport, Storage and Communication
55%
58%
63%
59%
49%
53%
Construction
60%
53%
55%
55%
55%
49%
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities
49%
44%
48%
46%
48%
47%
Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities
* The respondent was the person in charge of managing the business’s finances. Data was collected via interview.
**In order to qualify for inclusion in this survey, SMEs had to meet the following criteria in addition to the quotas by size, sector and region: Not 50%+ owned by another company Not run as a social enterprise or as a not for profit organisation Turnover of less than £25m
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BDRC Continental. (September 19, 2019). Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'worse than average' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the year ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291449/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-worse-than-average-risk-rating-uk/
BDRC Continental. "Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'worse than average' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the year ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector*." Chart. September 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291449/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-worse-than-average-risk-rating-uk/
BDRC Continental. (2019). Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'worse than average' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the year ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291449/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-worse-than-average-risk-rating-uk/
BDRC Continental. "Percentage of Small and Medium Enterprises (Sme) with a Financial Risk Rating of 'worse than Average' in The United Kingdom (Uk) from The Year Ending June 2014 to June 2019, by Sector*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291449/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-worse-than-average-risk-rating-uk/
BDRC Continental, Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'worse than average' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the year ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291449/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-worse-than-average-risk-rating-uk/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'worse than average' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the year ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector* [Graph], BDRC Continental, September 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291449/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme-worse-than-average-risk-rating-uk/
