Large businesses that employed 250 or more people contributed almost half of value added to the non-financial business economy of the European Union in 2024, compared with 16.6 percent for medium-sized businesses that had between 50 and 249 workers.
Share of value added in the non-financial business economy created by enterprises of different sizes in European Union member states in 2023
The source adds the following information: The data cover the 'non-financial business economy', which includes industry, construction, trade, and services (NACE Rev. 2 sections B to J, L, M and N), but not enterprises in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and the largely non-market service sectors such as education and health. The following size-class definitions are applied: micro firms (0-9 persons employed), small firms (10-49 persons employed), medium-sized firms (50-249 persons employed), and large firms (250+ persons employed). The advantage of using Eurostat data is that the statistics are harmonised and comparable across countries. The disadvantage is that for some countries the data may be different from those published by national authorities.
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European Commission. (July 4, 2024). Share of value added in the non-financial business economy created by enterprises of different sizes in European Union member states in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/947862/eu-value-added-by-enterprise-size/
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