Small and Medium Enterprises across the Globe : A New Database

This paper describes a new cross-country database on the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This database is unique in that it presents consistent and comparable information on the contribution of the SME sector to total employment and GDP across different countries. The dataset improves on existing publicly available datasets on several grounds. First, it extends coverage to a broader set of developing and industrial economies. Second, it provides information on the contribution of the SME sector using a uniform definition of SMEs across different countries, allowing for consistent cross-country comparisons. Third, while we follow the traditional definition of the SME sector as being part of the formal sector, the new database also includes the size of the SME sector relative to the informal sector. This paper describes the sources and the construction of the different indicators, presents descriptive statistics, and explores correlations with other socioeconomic variables.

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Main Authors:	Ayyagari, Meghana, Beck, Thorsten, Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2003-08
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, BLACK MARKET PREMIUM, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT INDICATORS, COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS, COMPANY, COMPANY LAW, COST OF CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, CREDIT INFORMATION, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICIES, EMPLOYMENT, ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, ENTRY BARRIERS, EXCHANGE RATE, FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FIRM SIZE, GNP, GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, IMPORTS, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME LEVELS, INFLATION, INFLATION RATES, INFORMAL ECONOMY, INFORMAL ENTERPRISES, INFORMAL SECTOR, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LARGE ENTERPRISES, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES, NATIONAL INCOME, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRIVATE CREDIT, PRIVATE PROPERTY, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, REGULATION OF ENTRY, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY QUALITY, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL ENTERPRISE, SMALL FIRM, SMALL FIRMS, SME, SME DEVELOPMENT, SME SECTOR, SME STATISTICS, SMES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, SMALL ENTERPRISES, DATABASES, POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS, SOCIAL CONDITIONS, MANUFACTURING SECTOR, LOW INCOME DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES, MACROECONOMIC POLICY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2511638/small-medium-enterprises-across-globe-new-database https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18131
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