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Distribution of value added of private business enterprises operating in Japan in 2020, by company size

Characteristic	Share of value added
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April 2026

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Japan

Survey time period

2020

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net value added; including companies and solo proprietorships in non-primary industry; excluding corporate bodies other than companies

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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 0.64 U.S. dollars or 0.54 euros as of May 2026.

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In 2020, small to medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) accounted for ** percent of the value added of private companies in Japan. The value added of SMEs amounted to around trillion Japanese yen.