Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Department of An Taoiseach
Small and Medium Enterprises Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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99. To ask the Taoiseach the number of SMEs that account for total exports of goods and services on a percentage basis by each country in 2017 and 2018; and the number of persons employed in such SMEs. [1995/19]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The exact data requested by the Deputy is not available. Table A shows the most recent year data is available for exports of goods by SMEs is 2016. There is no breakdown by country available.
Table A : Goods exports by enterprise size 2016
| Enterprise size | Value €million | % of total | Number of enterprises | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro | 6,917 | 6 | 5,007 | 59 |
| Small | 7,507 | 6 | 2,143 | 25 |
| Medium | 22,020 | 19 | 750 | 9 |
| SMEs | 36,443 | 31 | 7,900 | 92 |
| Large | 79,526 | 67 | 263 | 3 |
| Unknown | 2,261 | 2 | 382 | 4 |
| Total | 118,230 | 100 | 8,545 | 100 |
Micro (0-9 employees), Small (10-49 employees), Medium (50-249 employees), Large (over 250 employees).
The official measure of Ireland's trade in services is produced by the Central Statistics Office. The value of services exports on a percentage basis with a breakdown by country of destination is shown in the International Trade in Services release. The following table is from the latest edition which contains data for 2017. The volumes of services are not available.
Exports of Services by country in 2017
| Country | € million | % Share |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 170 | 0.11 |
| Australia | 3,654 | 2.29 |
| Austria | 939 | 0.59 |
| Bahamas | 28 | 0.02 |
| Bahrain | 62 | 0.04 |
| Barbados | 91 | 0.06 |
| Belgium | 2,920 | 1.83 |
| Bermuda | 624 | 0.39 |
| Brazil | 1,262 | 0.79 |
| Bulgaria | 96 | 0.06 |
| Canada | 1,903 | 1.19 |
| Cayman Islands | 555 | 0.35 |
| China | 4,042 | 2.53 |
| Colombia | 150 | 0.09 |
| Croatia | 71 | 0.04 |
| Curacao | 2 | 0.00 |
| Czech Republic | 426 | 0.27 |
| Denmark | 1,663 | 1.04 |
| Dominican Republic | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 0.01 |
| Egypt | 218 | 0.14 |
| El Salvador | 16 | 0.01 |
| Estonia | 39 | 0.02 |
| Ethiopia | 91 | 0.06 |
| Finland | 1,222 | 0.77 |
| France | 6,704 | 4.20 |
| Germany | 11,939 | 7.48 |
| Gibraltar | 71 | 0.04 |
| Greece | 367 | 0.23 |
| Guernsey | 90 | 0.06 |
| Hong Kong | 685 | 0.43 |
| India | 2,972 | 1.86 |
| Indonesia | 451 | 0.28 |
| International Organisations | 18 | 0.01 |
| Isle of Man | 80 | 0.05 |
| Israel | 995 | 0.62 |
| Italy | 6,469 | 4.05 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 0.00 |
| Japan | 5,743 | 3.60 |
| Jersey | 113 | 0.07 |
| Jordan | 98 | 0.06 |
| Kazakhstan | 119 | 0.07 |
| Kenya | 88 | 0.06 |
| Kuwait | 123 | 0.08 |
| Latvia | 71 | 0.04 |
| Lebanon | 48 | 0.03 |
| Libya | 20 | 0.01 |
| Lithuania | 104 | 0.07 |
| Luxembourg | -1,553 | -0.97 |
| Macao | 20 | 0.01 |
| Malaysia | 344 | 0.22 |
| Malta | 109 | 0.07 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 682 | 0.43 |
| Netherlands | 4,983 | 3.12 |
| New Zealand | 203 | 0.13 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 0.08 |
| Norway | 2,069 | 1.30 |
| Oman | 87 | 0.05 |
| Pakistan | 109 | 0.07 |
| Panama | 61 | 0.04 |
| Philippines | 224 | 0.14 |
| Poland | 1,267 | 0.79 |
| Portugal | 790 | 0.49 |
| Qatar | 389 | 0.24 |
| Romania | 119 | 0.07 |
| Russian Federation | 1,594 | 1.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 646 | 0.40 |
| Singapore | 3,724 | 2.33 |
| Slovakia | 110 | 0.07 |
| Slovenia | 70 | 0.04 |
| South Africa | 1,063 | 0.67 |
| South Korea | 846 | 0.53 |
| Spain | 3,693 | 2.31 |
| Sri Lanka | 34 | 0.02 |
| Sweden | 3,441 | 2.15 |
| Switzerland | 3,728 | 2.33 |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 679 | 0.43 |
| Thailand | 300 | 0.19 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 0.01 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 0.01 |
| Turkey | 685 | 0.43 |
| Ukraine | 88 | 0.06 |
| United Kingdom | 26,266 | 16.45 |
| United States | 18,475 | 11.57 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 0.00 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 0.01 |
| Viet Nam | 164 | 0.10 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 89 | 0.06 |
| Virgin Islands, US | 4 | 0.00 |
| Countries not included above * | 26,287 | 16.46 |
| World total | 159,701 | 100.00 |
Source: International Trade in Services 2017
* Confidential & not geographically allocated
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