In 2020, there were 3.6 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy. The majority of them were classified as micro (0-9 employees), accounting for 3.4 million enterprises, corresponding to around 95 percent of the total number of SMEs. Two main factors determine what is a medium-sized, small, or micro enterprise: stuff headcount and turnover or balance sheet total. Medium-sized enterprises have between 50 and 250 employees and a turnover equal to or below 50 millions euros (or a balance sheet ≤ 43 millions euros). Small enterprises, instead, have between 10 and 49 employees and a turnover equal to or below 10 million euros (or a balance sheet ≤ 10 million euros). Eventually, micro enterprises have less than 10 employees and a turnover equal to or below two million euros (or a balance sheet ≤ two million euros).
Number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy in 2020, by size
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European Commission. (July 1, 2021). Number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy in 2020, by size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020211/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-by-size-in-italy/
European Commission. "Number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy in 2020, by size." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020211/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-by-size-in-italy/
European Commission. (2021). Number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy in 2020, by size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020211/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-by-size-in-italy/
European Commission. "Number of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in Italy in 2020, by Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020211/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-by-size-in-italy/
European Commission, Number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy in 2020, by size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020211/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-by-size-in-italy/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Italy in 2020, by size [Graph], European Commission, July 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1020211/number-of-smes-per-thousand-inhabitants-by-size-in-italy/