In 2023, approximately 76 percent of SMEs in the UK made a profit, with SMEs in the property / business services sector, and construction sector being the most likely to have made a profit in that year, at 80 percent each. By contrast, 66 percent of hotel and restaurant SMEs made a profit in 2023.
Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that made a profit in the United Kingdom in 2023
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BDRC Continental. (March 1, 2024). Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that made a profit in the United Kingdom in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/291401/uk-profitable-smes-by-sector/
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