TIRANA, Feb 24 /ATA/ INSTAT published statistics for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) based on the results of the Structural Statistics survey for 2020.
According to INSTAT, regarding their dominance in our economy, 99.8% of active enterprises are SMEs, the same figure as in 2019.
The number of employees in SMEs during 2020 increased to 81.9% from 81.6% in 2019.
Sales also show increasing indicators in 2020, 79.7% of net sales were recorded by SMEs, from 78.9% recorded in 2019.
In terms of investments, SMEs increased them to 74% in 2020, from 68.2% in 2019.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in recent years have become a significant potential of the country’s economy.
This sector offers great employment opportunities for different strata of society and at the same time in its activities money circulates faster impacting the growth of the economy.
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