Economy > Micro > Small and medium enterprises > Number > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Micro, small, and medium-size enterprises are business that may be defined by the number of employees. There is no international standard definition of firm size; however, many institutions that collect information use the following size categories: micro enterprises have 0-9 employees, small enterprises have 10-49 employees, and medium-size enterprises have 50-249 employees. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IndonesiaIndonesia	195.27 per 1,000 people	2002
2	SwedenSweden	99.56 per 1,000 people	2005
3	ParaguayParaguay	98.44 per 1,000 people	2002
4	CyprusCyprus	88.31 per 1,000 people	2005
5	KenyaKenya	87.39 per 1,000 people	2002
6	IcelandIceland	87.12 per 1,000 people	2004
7	EcuadorEcuador	83.57 per 1,000 people	2001
8	BelizeBelize	82.93 per 1,000 people	1993
9	New ZealandNew Zealand	82.25 per 1,000 people	2004
10	ItalyItaly	77.88 per 1,000 people	2003
11	MaltaMalta	77.18 per 1,000 people	2004
12	TanzaniaTanzania	75.81 per 1,000 people	2002
13	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	73.79 per 1,000 people	2004
14	SpainSpain	73.02 per 1,000 people	2005
15	El SalvadorEl Salvador	72.1 per 1,000 people	2001
16	BermudaBermuda	71.37 per 1,000 people	2004
17	GreeceGreece	69.94 per 1,000 people	2003
18	CanadaCanada	69.51 per 1,000 people	2005
19	NorwayNorway	68.4 per 1,000 people	2005
20	IsraelIsrael	67.64 per 1,000 people	2005
21	BoliviaBolivia	67.01 per 1,000 people	1995
22	PortugalPortugal	66.37 per 1,000 people	2003
23	BelgiumBelgium	66.17 per 1,000 people	2003
24	MalawiMalawi	64.92 per 1,000 people	2000
25	AustraliaAustralia	63.16 per 1,000 people	2004
26	South KoreaSouth Korea	62.36 per 1,000 people	2004
27	MauritiusMauritius	62.19 per 1,000 people	2002
28	LebanonLebanon	53.95 per 1,000 people	1996
29	LuxembourgLuxembourg	53.68 per 1,000 people	2004
30	EstoniaEstonia	48.43 per 1,000 people	2005
31	RussiaRussia	48.15 per 1,000 people	2005
32	DenmarkDenmark	47.76 per 1,000 people	2004
33	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	46.87 per 1,000 people	2003
34	SloveniaSlovenia	45.63 per 1,000 people	2003
35	NetherlandsNetherlands	45.05 per 1,000 people	2005
36	JapanJapan	44.71 per 1,000 people	2004
37	ChileChile	43.41 per 1,000 people	2004
38	UruguayUruguay	43.33 per 1,000 people	2000
39	PolandPoland	43.26 per 1,000 people	2001
40	FranceFrance	43.17 per 1,000 people	2004
41	FinlandFinland	42.39 per 1,000 people	2003
42	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	41.31 per 1,000 people	1999
43	HondurasHonduras	40.15 per 1,000 people	2000
44	Hong KongHong Kong	38.35 per 1,000 people	2004
45	GermanyGermany	38.34 per 1,000 people	2005
46	JamaicaJamaica	37.1 per 1,000 people	1996
47	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	36.31 per 1,000 people	1998
48	United Arab EmiratesUAE	34.19 per 1,000 people	1995
49	ArmeniaArmenia	33.09 per 1,000 people	2005
50	NicaraguaNicaragua	32.84 per 1,000 people	1999
51	SingaporeSingapore	32.16 per 1,000 people	2004
52	AustriaAustria	30.88 per 1,000 people	2004
53	LaosLaos	30.37 per 1,000 people	1996
54	GuyanaGuyana	29.77 per 1,000 people	1998
55	MexicoMexico	28.33 per 1,000 people	2004
56	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	28.28 per 1,000 people	2003
57	BulgariaBulgaria	27.67 per 1,000 people	2003
58	BrazilBrazil	27.41 per 1,000 people	2002
59	JordanJordan	26.72 per 1,000 people	2004
60	EgyptEgypt	25.47 per 1,000 people	1998
61	ArgentinaArgentina	24.5 per 1,000 people	1999
62	IrelandIreland	24.28 per 1,000 people	2003
63	PeruPeru	23.9 per 1,000 people	2004
64	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	23.19 per 1,000 people	2002
65	South AfricaSouth Africa	22.01 per 1,000 people	1997
66	CroatiaCroatia	21.18 per 1,000 people	2005
67	IranIran	20.62 per 1,000 people	1997
68	MalaysiaMalaysia	20.48 per 1,000 people	2005
69	United StatesUnited States	19.98 per 1,000 people	2004
70	PakistanPakistan	18.98 per 1,000 people	2005
71	AlgeriaAlgeria	18.76 per 1,000 people	2001
72	RomaniaRomania	18.1 per 1,000 people	2004
73	GuamGuam	17.15 per 1,000 people	2002
74	LithuaniaLithuania	16.53 per 1,000 people	2005
75	YemenYemen	16.23 per 1,000 people	2002
76	GuatemalaGuatemala	15.92 per 1,000 people	1999
77	MoroccoMorocco	15.42 per 1,000 people	2002
78	ColombiaColombia	15.2 per 1,000 people	2003
79	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	14.72 per 1,000 people	2004
80	TajikistanTajikistan	14.71 per 1,000 people	2002
81	LatviaLatvia	13.81 per 1,000 people	2001
82	PanamaPanama	13.7 per 1,000 people	1999
83	ThailandThailand	13.46 per 1,000 people	2002
84	SlovakiaSlovakia	13.11 per 1,000 people	2004
85	AlbaniaAlbania	12.32 per 1,000 people	2004
86	PhilippinesPhilippines	10.09 per 1,000 people	2003
87	Costa RicaCosta Rica	9.62 per 1,000 people	2004
88	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	8.42 per 1,000 people	2003
89	UzbekistanUzbekistan	8.31 per 1,000 people	2003
90	GeorgiaGeorgia	7.57 per 1,000 people	2005
91	BotswanaBotswana	7.44 per 1,000 people	2005
92	UkraineUkraine	7.3 per 1,000 people	2005
93	MoldovaMoldova	6.45 per 1,000 people	2003
94	ChinaChina	6.34 per 1,000 people	2000
95	Sri LankaSri Lanka	6.31 per 1,000 people	2003
96	UgandaUganda	6.18 per 1,000 people	2002
97	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	6.01 per 1,000 people	2003
98	East TimorEast Timor	4.47 per 1,000 people	2004
99	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	3.83 per 1,000 people	2003
100	KazakhstanKazakhstan	3.4 per 1,000 people	1994
101	TurkeyTurkey	3.12 per 1,000 people	2000
102	OmanOman	2.91 per 1,000 people	2004
103	BelarusBelarus	2.53 per 1,000 people	2002
104	BangladeshBangladesh	1.27 per 1,000 people	2004
105	GhanaGhana	1.19 per 1,000 people	2004
106	VietnamVietnam	1.11 per 1,000 people	2004
107	TunisiaTunisia	0.915 per 1,000 people	1999
108	SudanSudan	0.669 per 1,000 people	2001
109	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	0.536 per 1,000 people	2002
110	VenezuelaVenezuela	0.465 per 1,000 people	2000
111	IndiaIndia	0.3 per 1,000 people	1998
112	NepalNepal	0.122 per 1,000 people	2001

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