The economy is supported by small businesses, accounting for 99.8 percent of active enterprises

2024-03-16 11:37:17Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The economy is supported by small businesses, accounting for 99.8 percent of

Based on survey figures regarding the structural statistics of enterprises, 99.8% of active enterprises are occupied by small and medium-sized enterprises, in the same percentage as last year. If we were to talk about the weight of employees, according to statistics, employment in small and medium enterprises has increased by 0.5 percentage points.

About 82.1% of employees are employed by small and medium-sized enterprises, from 81.6% that was this indicator during the year 2021. Net sales are also presented with an increase during the year 2022. Referring to the figures, about 80.1% of net sales are realized by enterprises small and medium, from 79% that were realized in 2021, registering an increase of 1.1 percentage points.

On the other hand, investments are presented with a decrease, compared to the previous year, i.e. 2021. According to the Institute of Statistics, about 75.6% of investments are made by small and medium enterprises from 76.4% made in 2021.

If we focus on the structure of employment according to economic activities, we see that micro-enterprises have the highest percentage of employment in the accommodation and food service sector with 66.2%. On the other hand, small enterprises have the highest percentage of employment in the construction sector with 29.4%, while medium enterprises have the highest percentage of employment in the manufacturing industry sector with 38%.

From the comparison with the EU, it appears that the percentage of employees in small and medium enterprises in our country is 82.1%, while in Europe it is 64.4%.


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