Malta leads European nations in terms of the added value generated by small enterprises.

In 2015, nearly 60 per cent of added value came from enterprises with fewer than 50 employees compared to the EU average of 38 per cent, according to a Eurostat report

Italy (50 per cent) and Estonia (49 per cent) came in second and third respectively 

Added value is the amount by which the value of an article is increased at each stage of its production, exclusive of initial costs.

This can be attributed primarily to the high proportion of small enterprises in Malta (circa 57 per cent) which suggests a slight over-performance since 57 per cent of those employed generate 59 per cent of added value.

The highest proportion generated by medium enterprises was found in the baltic states of Lithuania (28 per cent), Latvia (27 per cent) and Estonia (26 per cent) while the United Kingdom led in terms of large enterprises with half of value added being produced by under 40 per cent of employees in enterprises with over 250 persons. 

Among the member states, the largest shares of persons employed in small
enterprises were observed in Italy (66 %), Portugal (62 %) and Spain (60 %), and for medium sized enterprises in Luxembourg (25 %), Malta (24 %), Estonia and Lithuania (both 23 %). For large enterprises, the highest proportions were found in the United Kingdom (47 %), France (39%) and Germany (37 %).

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