Definition and classification of SMEs in Asia based on asset, capital, and employment size
| Country | Measure | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei Darussalam | Employment size | Small – less than 10 people |
| Medium – between 10 to 100 | ||
| Large – more than 100 | ||
| Hong Kong | Employment size | Manufacturing enterprises with fewer than 100 employees and non-manufacturing enterprises with fewer than 50 employees |
| Japan | Capital size | Mining and manufacturing – Yen 300m or less |
| Wholesale – Yen 100m | ||
| Retail – Yen 50m or less | ||
| Services – Yen 50m or less | ||
| Employment size | Mining and manufacturing with 300 employees or less | |
| Wholesale – 100 or less | ||
| Retail – 50 or less | ||
| Services – 100 or less | ||
| Indonesia | Employment size | Less than 100 employees |
| Korea | Employment size | Less than 300 persons |
| Asset size | Less than US$60m | |
| Malaysia | Shareholders’ funds | Less than RM 2.5m |
| Employment size | Less than 75 employees | |
| Singapore | Fixed productive | Less than $15m |
| Assets (net book value) employment size | Less than 200 employees (for service company) | |
| Local shareholdings | At least 30% | |
| Thailand | Employment size | Small – less than 50 persons |
| Medium – 50 to 200 persons | ||
| Large – more than 200 persons | ||
| Fixed assets | Small – less than Baht 20m | |
| Medium – Baht 20-100m | ||
| Large – more than Baht 100m | ||
| Philippines | Asset size | Micro – P 1.5m and below |
| Small – P 15m | ||
| Medium – P 15-60m |
| Country | Measure | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei Darussalam | Employment size | Small – less than 10 people |
| Medium – between 10 to 100 | ||
| Large – more than 100 | ||
| Hong Kong | Employment size | Manufacturing enterprises with fewer than 100 employees and non-manufacturing enterprises with fewer than 50 employees |
| Japan | Capital size | Mining and manufacturing – Yen 300m or less |
| Wholesale – Yen 100m | ||
| Retail – Yen 50m or less | ||
| Services – Yen 50m or less | ||
| Employment size | Mining and manufacturing with 300 employees or less | |
| Wholesale – 100 or less | ||
| Retail – 50 or less | ||
| Services – 100 or less | ||
| Indonesia | Employment size | Less than 100 employees |
| Korea | Employment size | Less than 300 persons |
| Asset size | Less than US$60m | |
| Malaysia | Shareholders’ funds | Less than RM 2.5m |
| Employment size | Less than 75 employees | |
| Singapore | Fixed productive | Less than $15m |
| Assets (net book value) employment size | Less than 200 employees (for service company) | |
| Local shareholdings | At least 30% | |
| Thailand | Employment size | Small – less than 50 persons |
| Medium – 50 to 200 persons | ||
| Large – more than 200 persons | ||
| Fixed assets | Small – less than Baht 20m | |
| Medium – Baht 20-100m | ||
| Large – more than Baht 100m | ||
| Philippines | Asset size | Micro – P 1.5m and below |
| Small – P 15m | ||
| Medium – P 15-60m |
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