This statistic illustrates the share of respondents that used external finance in the last 12 months to fund an investment undertaken by their business. It can be seen that 27 percent of individuals surveyed stated that between zero and 19 percent of the investments that their business undertook in the last 12 months were funded by external finance, whilst 17 percent stated that 100 percent were funded by external finance.
Of all the investments in your business you undertook in the last 12 months, what proportion was funded by external finance?
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Survey was conducted among small and medium businesses with employees. Three categories were distinguished, based on employees numbers: micro businesses (1 to 9 employees), small businesses (10 to 49 employees) and medium businesses (50 to 250 employees).
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GOV.UK. (June 4, 2020). Of all the investments in your business you undertook in the last 12 months, what proportion was funded by external finance? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912399/investments-funded-by-external-finance-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Of all the investments in your business you undertook in the last 12 months, what proportion was funded by external finance?." Chart. June 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912399/investments-funded-by-external-finance-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2020). Of all the investments in your business you undertook in the last 12 months, what proportion was funded by external finance?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912399/investments-funded-by-external-finance-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Of All The Investments in Your Business You Undertook in The Last 12 Months, What Proportion Was Funded by External Finance?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912399/investments-funded-by-external-finance-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Of all the investments in your business you undertook in the last 12 months, what proportion was funded by external finance? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912399/investments-funded-by-external-finance-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Of all the investments in your business you undertook in the last 12 months, what proportion was funded by external finance? [Graph], GOV.UK, June 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/912399/investments-funded-by-external-finance-united-kingdom/