In a survey conducted between November 2022 and April 2023, small and medium enterprise (SME) employers in the United Kingdom (UK) were asked what amount of external finance they obtained in the past 12 months.
The largest share of SMEs (26 percent) stated that they obtained finance amounting to between 25 thousand British pounds and 100 thousand British pounds at that time. Only one percent of SMEs in the UK stated that they secured financing amounting to more than ten million British pounds in 2022.
Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
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Outcome of external financing applications
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Loans and lending to SMEs
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- External finance sought by SMEs in the UK 2022, by number of employees
- Amount of external finance sought by SMEs in the last 12 months UK, 2019-2022
- Access to external finance for small and medium enterprises in the UK 2015
- Annual sales covered by invoice discounting or factoring for SMEs in the UK 2015
- Type of bank account used by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2019
- Number of P2P debt crowdfunding platforms initially approached by SMEs in the UK 2015
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- Amount of invoice discounting or factoring used by SMEs in the UK 2015
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- Annual sales covered by invoice discounting or factoring for SMEs in the UK 2015
- Type of bank account used by small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2019
- Number of P2P debt crowdfunding platforms initially approached by SMEs in the UK 2015
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GOV.UK. (August 31, 2023). Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/
GOV.UK. "Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/
GOV.UK. (2023). Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/
GOV.UK. "Amount of Finance Obtained by Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in The United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/
GOV.UK, Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Amount of finance obtained by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/594510/sme-finance-amount-obtained-united-kindom/