Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), for 2022 Small and medium-sized enterprise statistics shared the results of his research. The statements made reveal the place of small and medium-sized enterprises, that is, SMEs, in the Turkish economy. According to the data shared, small and medium-sized enterprises are key to the economy in Turkey. to be the backbone they keep going.

According to TÜİK data, small and medium enterprises will be responsible for all businesses by 2022. 99.7 percent they created. The total number of small and medium enterprises in industry and services was recorded at 3 million 773 thousand. SME; 70.6% of employment, 47.5% of personnel costs, 42.5% of turnover, 36.3% of production value and factor costs your added value They managed to account for 36.4%.

Trade was the number one choice of SMEs

According to 2022 data, SMEs are the most trading sector they preferred. According to this; 36.1 percent of SMEs turned to wholesale and retail. In addition, repair, transport and storage of motor vehicles and motorcycles manufacturing industry sector was also among the prominent sectors.

However, there have been significant increases in personnel costs.

One of the most striking issues in the TÜİK data is the relationship between SMEs and employees. colleague cost related to. According to the research, the cost will be of a single employee for 69 thousand TL reaches. Even micro-businesses faced costs of 36,000 TL. This statistic is of great importance for the sustainability of SMEs.

More advanced technology is needed

TÜİK’s research provided details about the technologies produced by SMEs. According to the research, SME only 7 per thousandwas able to produce high technology. For large companies this percentage was around 3 percent. This shows that SMEs in Turkey are more They must produce high technology We can come to the conclusion.

The research shows that there is an increase in the SME birth rate, but that the share of these companies in employment is smaller than in this situation. has no influence revealed. The SME birth rate, which was 5 percent in 2021, increased to 5.7 percent in 2022. With this; Share of SME employment, 3.1 percent remained unchanged.

SMEs were responsible for 31.6 percent of all exports

According to TURKSTAT data, small and medium-sized enterprises are responsible for all of Turkey’s exports. 31.6 percent They lie on their backs. On the import side, this percentage is 15.4 percent. Moreover, SMEs are showing more interest in Europe. According to the study, small and medium-sized companies provided 49.3 percent of their exports to European countries and 32.7 percent to Asian countries. 91.7 percent of exports are in the industrial sector happened.