In 2021, there were about 3.62 million people employed in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the wholesale and retail trade sector in South Korea. The total number of employees in SMEs amounted to about 18.49 million that year.
Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry
(in 1,000s)
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are for-profit businesses whose total assets do not exceed 500 billion South Korean won and which meet the criterion of independence (not a subsidiary of a large enterprise). Depending on the type of business, companies with average three-year sales of 40 billion South Korean won or less to 150 billion South Korean won or less are defined as SMEs.
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KOSIS. (September 13, 2023). Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333140/south-korea-sme-employment-by-industry/
KOSIS. "Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333140/south-korea-sme-employment-by-industry/
KOSIS. (2023). Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333140/south-korea-sme-employment-by-industry/
KOSIS. "Number of People Employed by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in South Korea in 2021, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333140/south-korea-sme-employment-by-industry/
KOSIS, Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333140/south-korea-sme-employment-by-industry/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Number of people employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Korea in 2021, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], KOSIS, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333140/south-korea-sme-employment-by-industry/