Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong account for 98% of total business units and 47% of total employment. Check out our infographic Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong for latest Hong Kong SMEs statistics and trends.
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Manufacturing enterprises with fewer than 100 employees and non-manufacturing enterprises with fewer than 50 employees are regarded as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong.
Estimated number of SMEs in Hong Kong – 321,000
98.8% of Manufacturing business units and 98.4% of Services Business units in Hong Kong are SMEs
| Sector | SMEs (%age of total Business Units) |
| Manufacturing | 98.8% |
| Service | 98.4% |
Distribution of SMEs by Sector
| Sector | %age |
| Import/Export and Wholesale | 36% |
| Retail | 15% |
| Professional and Business services | 13% |
| Social and Personal services | 12% |
| Financing and Insurance | 6% |
| Real Estate | 4% |
| Information and communication | 4% |
| Accommodation and food services | 4% |
| Transport and logistics | 3% |
| Manufacturing | 3% |
SMEs with higher digital engagement have better business outcomes. High digitally engaged SMEs are about 2.9 times more likely to grow, gain around 15% more in revenue growth and 24% more in revenue per employee compared to not digitally engaged SMEs
%age of Hong Kong SMEs by Digital Engagement
| Digital Engagement | %age |
| High | 52% |
| Medium | 19% |
| Low | 15% |
| No | 14% |