In 2023 large businesses that employed 500 or more people had a combined turnover of over 1.82 trillion British pounds, the most of any business size displayed here. The combined turnover for small and medium sized enterprises, that employed between zero and 249 people was over three trillion British pounds, with enterprises that employed 20 to 49 people having the highest turnover among SMEs.
Turnover of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by employment size (in billion GBP)
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GOV.UK. (October 5, 2023). Turnover of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by employment size (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676741/uk-business-turnover-by-size/
GOV.UK. "Turnover of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by employment size (in billion GBP)." Chart. October 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676741/uk-business-turnover-by-size/
GOV.UK. (2023). Turnover of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by employment size (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676741/uk-business-turnover-by-size/
GOV.UK. "Turnover of Private Sector Businesses in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Employment Size (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676741/uk-business-turnover-by-size/
GOV.UK, Turnover of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by employment size (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676741/uk-business-turnover-by-size/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Turnover of private sector businesses in the United Kingdom in 2023, by employment size (in billion GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676741/uk-business-turnover-by-size/