Characteristics of the market sectors by enterprise size Annual data 2023
Warning on the inclusion of the economic concept of enterprise from the ESANE results 2017 : since the year 2017, data from the ESANE system are produced and disseminated entirely according to the economic definition of the enterprise, as specified by decree number 2008-1354 pursuant to the law on the modernisation of the economy (LME).
For the 2023 data, micro-entrepreneurs are better taken into account in ESANE and the estimate of their data has been revised upwards. Despite their significant number (1.9 million micro-entrepreneurs), the impact of this new estimate remains limited on the economic variables shown in this publication.
tableauCharacteristics of the market sectors by enterprise size in 2023
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises (LE + ISEs) | 7,623 | 8,387,858 | 3,330,604 | 834,636 | 541,547 | 251,766 | 190,890 |
| Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises | 172,520 | 4,592,885 | 1,083,365 | 329,621 | 253,122 | 70,447 | 48,644 |
| Micro-enterprises (MIC) | 4,831,709 | 2,659,994 | 670,068 | 274,787 | 163,855 | 102,780 | 49,562 |
| Total | 5,011,852 | 15,640,737 | 5,084,037 | 1,439,043 | 958,524 | 424,993 | 289,096 |
- 1. Full-time equivalent (FTE).
- 2. Wages and charges.
- Reading note: in 2023, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises, employed 4,592,885 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in the market sectors.
- Coverage: France, enterprises in the market sectors, excluding agricultural and financial sectors.
- Source: INSEE, ESANE.
graphiqueCharacteristics of the market sectors by enterprise size in 2023
- 1. Full-time equivalent (FTE).
- 2. Wages and charges.
- Reading note: in 2023, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises, employed 29.4% of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in the market sectors.
- Coverage: France, enterprises in the market sectors, excluding agricultural and financial sectors.
- Source: INSEE, ESANE.