Characteristics of the industry sectors by enterprise size Annual data 2020
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tableauCharacteristics of the industry sectors by enterprise size in 2020
Category of the enterprise | Number of enterprises | Employees (FTE¹) | Turnover, excluding tax (in million euros) | Value added, excluding tax(in million euros) | Personnel costs² (in million euros) | Gross operating surplus(in million euros) | Gross tangible investments, excluding contributions(in million euros) |
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Large enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises (LE + ISEs) | 1,814 | 2,117,242 | 897,466 | 222,483 | 151,679 | 57,767 | 44,123 |
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises | 24,063 | 764,756 | 159,043 | 53,360 | 39,378 | 11,874 | 9,348 |
Micro-enterprises (MIC) | 233,433 | 229,158 | 38,511 | 15,533 | 11,370 | 3,954 | 5,491 |
Total | 259,310 | 3,111,157 | 1,095,020 | 291,376 | 202,426 | 73,595 | 58,962 |
- 1. Full-time equivalent (FTE).
- 2. Wages and charges.
- Reading note: in 2020, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises, employed 764,756 of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in the industry sectors.
- Coverage: France, enterprises within the industry sectors.
- Source: INSEE, ÉSANE.
graphiqueCharacteristics of the industry sectors by enterprise size in 2020

- 1. Full-time equivalent (FTE).
- 2. Wages and charges.
- Reading note: in 2020, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises, employed 25.0% of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in the industry sectors.
- Coverage: France, enterprises within the industry sectors.
- Source: INSEE, ÉSANE.