A total of over 63 million micro, small and medium enterprises were recorded across India in financial year 2016. That year trade businesses made up the highest number with regard to a sectoral breakdown.
Number of working micro, small and medium enterprises across India in financial year 2016, by sector (in millions)
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Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). (February 14, 2022). Number of working micro, small and medium enterprises across India in financial year 2016, by sector (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720524/india-number-of-working-msmes-by-sector-and-type/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). "Number of working micro, small and medium enterprises across India in financial year 2016, by sector (in millions)." Chart. February 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720524/india-number-of-working-msmes-by-sector-and-type/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). (2022). Number of working micro, small and medium enterprises across India in financial year 2016, by sector (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720524/india-number-of-working-msmes-by-sector-and-type/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India). "Number of Working Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises across India in Financial Year 2016, by Sector (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720524/india-number-of-working-msmes-by-sector-and-type/
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India), Number of working micro, small and medium enterprises across India in financial year 2016, by sector (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720524/india-number-of-working-msmes-by-sector-and-type/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Number of working micro, small and medium enterprises across India in financial year 2016, by sector (in millions) [Graph], Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (India), February 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720524/india-number-of-working-msmes-by-sector-and-type/