Wed, 09 Nov 1994

SMEs tables

The role of SMEs in selected Asian Economies

Country Number of SMEs SMEs as % of % employed

(thousand) all enterprises by SMEs

-------------------------------------------- PRC m# 500 98% # 70% Korea m 68 96% 63% Chinese Taipei m 155 96% 79% Indonesia 105 97% 42% Thailand 102 98% 74% Malaysia m 20 96% 40% Singapore 69 89% 42% Philippines 78 99% 50% Vietnam 14 83% 67%

Sources: Country statistics, Far Eastern Economic Review, IMF Note : # estimate only

m manufacturing only

The international role of SMEs

Country Exports as Export growth % of export

% of GDP rate from SMEs

1992 a 1992 b 1992 c

------------------------------------------- PRC 21% 9.5% 40-60% Korea 27% 10.2% 40% Chinese Taipei 44% 4.1% 56% Indonesia 23% 7.5% n/a Thailand 29% 8.2% 10% Malaysia 72% 12.6% 15% Singapore 138% 20.8% 16% Vietnam 19% 18.8% 20%

Note: figures for GDP and exports are for 1992 or last available year.