Wholesale and retail accounted for 45.5% of Taiwan’s SME count in 2023.
Taiwan’s SME base is heavily weighted toward trade and services. Wholesale and retail alone accounted for 45.5% of SMEs in 2023, far above manufacturing’s 8.6%. The simplified grouping keeps the official industry table readable in a share graphic.
Source 1: Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, MOEA
Publisher: Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, MOEA
Units: enterprises; percent
Shares divide each grouped SME count by the official 2023 SME total of 1,674,061. “Other sectors” is the residual after wholesale/retail, manufacturing and construction.
The source provides detailed industries. This graphic uses a broad grouping for small-size readability.
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