In a survey conducted between September 2020 and April 2021, small and medium enterprise (SME) employers in the United Kingdom (UK) were asked what amount of external finance they obtained in the past 12 months.
The largest share of SMEs (31 percent) stated that they obtained finance amounting to between 25 thousand British pounds and 100 thousand British pounds at that time. Less than 0.5 percent of SMEs in the UK stated that they secured financing amounting to more than ten million British pounds in 2020.
Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom 2019 and 2020
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GOV.UK. (August 18, 2021). Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/
GOV.UK. "Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom 2019 and 2020." Chart. August 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/
GOV.UK. (2021). Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/
GOV.UK. "Amount of Finance Obtained by Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in The United Kingdom 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/
GOV.UK, Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom 2019 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/ (last visited May 24, 2022)