In 2020, small to medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) accounted for 56 percent of the value added of private companies in Japan. The value added of SMEs amounted to around 140.1 trillion Japanese yen.
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Distribution of value added of private business enterprises operating in Japan in 2020, by company size
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net value added; including companies and solo proprietorships in non-primary industry; excluding corporate bodies other than companies
Supplementary notes
Definition of SMEs by industry: Manufacturing, construction, and transportation, as well as other industries not mentioned below: companies whose capital does not exceed 300 million Japanese yen, or a company or an individual whose regular workforce does not exceed 300 people. Rubber product manufacturing: companies whose capital does not exceed 300 million Japanese yen, or a company or an individual whose regular workforce does not exceed 900 people.
Wholesale trade: companies whose capital does not exceed 100 million yen, or a company or an individual whose regular workforce does not exceed 100 people.
Services: companies whose capital does not exceed 50 million yen or a company or an individual whose regular workforce does not exceed 100 people. Software and information processing services: companies whose capital does not exceed 300 million yen, or a company or an individual whose regular workforce does not exceed 300 people. Hotel business: companies whose capital does not exceed 50 million yen, or a company or an individual whose regular workforce does not exceed 200 people.
Retail trade: companies whose capital does not exceed 50 million yen, or a company or an individual whose regular workforce does not exceed 50 people.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of April 2025.
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METI (Japan). (July 18, 2024). Distribution of value added of private business enterprises operating in Japan in 2020, by company size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1609755/japan-value-added-breakdown-private-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-by-size/
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