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Services Trade by Enterprise Size

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% Services Exports
Small16.5063345616014
Medium9.94662935599597
Large53.4039179713382
Unknown20.1431181110645
% Services Imports
Small10.2833036688858
Medium3.3299110509207
Large74.2586717864005
Unknown12.1281134937931
  • Large enterprises with more than 250 employees made up €72bn (53%) of total service exports (€135bn) in 2016.  
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with less than 250 employees, together accounted for €36bn (26%) of total exports while small enterprises made up €22bn (17%) of the total.
  • The remaining 20% of service exports (€27bn) consisted of enterprises of unknown size (which represented quarterly estimates as well as travel, some financial and government services).
  • Large enterprises made up €148bn (74%) of total service imports (€199bn) in 2016.
  • SMEs accounted for €27bn (13%) of total imports while small enterprises made up €20bn (10%)  of the service imports total.
  • The remaining 12% of service imports (€24bn) consisted of enterprises of unknown size.  
Table 3.1 Services Trade by Enterprises Size, 2016


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