In 2023, the EU exported services to countries outside the EU worth €1 440 billion. The majority (53.5%) of these exports were carried out by large enterprises with 250 or more employees. Small enterprises (up to 49 employees) accounted for 14.2% of exports and medium-sized enterprises (50 to 249 employees) for 10.0%. The remaining 22.3% of exported services came from enterprises of unknown size.
In 10 EU countries, large enterprises accounted for more than 50% of all services exported outside the EU, with the largest contributions recorded in Germany (72.8%), Finland (66.7%) and Denmark (66.0%).
Small enterprises made more than half of the service exports in Malta (68.4%) and Estonia (59.6%).
This information comes from data on services trade by enterprise characteristics (STEC). This article presents a handful of findings from a more detailed Statistics Explained article on services trade by enterprise characteristics - STEC.
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