This statistic displays the share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a financial risk rating of 'minimal' or 'low' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the years ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector. In June 2019, it was found that 49 percent of agricultural sector SMEs were rated as having minimal or low financial risk. The SMEs with the lowest proportion of minimal/low risk were in the transport, storage and communication sector.
Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'minimal' or 'low' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the years ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector*
Characteristic
June 2014
June 2015
June 2016
June 2017
June 2018
June 2019
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry; Fishing
51%
55%
48%
45%
47%
49%
Health and Social work
29%
38%
35%
37%
34%
41%
Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repairs
20%
26%
34%
27%
33%
30%
Hotels and Restaurants
18%
28%
28%
26%
27%
27%
Manufacturing
27%
27%
27%
25%
25%
24%
Construction
12%
18%
15%
16%
16%
21%
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities
17%
22%
20%
20%
18%
20%
Transport, Storage and Communication
12%
16%
13%
11%
17%
18%
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 'minimal' or 'low' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the years ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291461/uk-smes-with-minimal-or-low-risk-rating-by-industry-sector/
BDRC Continental. "Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'minimal' or 'low' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the years ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector*." Chart. September 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291461/uk-smes-with-minimal-or-low-risk-rating-by-industry-sector/
BDRC Continental. (2019). Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'minimal' or 'low' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the years ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291461/uk-smes-with-minimal-or-low-risk-rating-by-industry-sector/
BDRC Continental. "Percentage of Small and Medium Enterprises (Sme) with a Financial Risk Rating of 'minimal' or 'low' in The United Kingdom (Uk) from The Years Ending June 2014 to June 2019, by Sector*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291461/uk-smes-with-minimal-or-low-risk-rating-by-industry-sector/
BDRC Continental, Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'minimal' or 'low' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the years ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291461/uk-smes-with-minimal-or-low-risk-rating-by-industry-sector/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) with a financial risk rating of 'minimal' or 'low' in the United Kingdom (UK) from the years ending June 2014 to June 2019, by sector* [Graph], BDRC Continental, September 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291461/uk-smes-with-minimal-or-low-risk-rating-by-industry-sector/
