In Australia, according to a survey conducted in December, 35 percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which employee over 20 people, said they would require additional finance over the next three months in Q4 of 2024. Only 14 percent of SMEs with zero to 19 employees responded that they would require additional finance.
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Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) requiring additional finance in Australia from Q2 to Q4 2024, by business size
Key decision makers/influencers at small and medium enterprises from all industry sectors across Australia responded to the survey. Data is weighted to reflect the distribution by industry, number of employees, and state.
Supplementary notes
Businesses with between 1-500 employees included in sample.
Original question: 'Will you require any additional finance over the next three months?'.
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fifth quadrant. (January 10, 2025). Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) requiring additional finance in Australia from Q2 to Q4 2024, by business size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453287/australia-share-of-smes-requiring-additional-finance/
fifth quadrant. "Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) requiring additional finance in Australia from Q2 to Q4 2024, by business size." Chart. January 10, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453287/australia-share-of-smes-requiring-additional-finance/
fifth quadrant. (2025). Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) requiring additional finance in Australia from Q2 to Q4 2024, by business size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453287/australia-share-of-smes-requiring-additional-finance/
fifth quadrant. "Share of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) Requiring Additional Finance in Australia from Q2 to Q4 2024, by Business Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453287/australia-share-of-smes-requiring-additional-finance/
fifth quadrant, Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) requiring additional finance in Australia from Q2 to Q4 2024, by business size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1453287/australia-share-of-smes-requiring-additional-finance/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
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