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Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs
Indicator
Unit
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Notes/revisions
Debt
Business loans, SMEs
Business loans, total
% of total business loans
Short-term loans, SMEs
Long-term loans, SMEs
Total short and long-term loans, SMEs
% of total SME loans
Government loan guarantees, SMEs
Government guaranteed loans, SMEs
Non-performing loans, total
Non-performing loans, SMEs
Interest rate, SMEs
Interest rate, large firms
Interest rate spread
Collateral, SMEs
Rejection rate
SME loans authorised/requested
Utilisation rate
SME loans used/authorised
Non-bank finance
Venture and growth capital
%, Year-on-year growth rate
Leasing and hire purchases
Factoring and invoice discounting
Other indicators
Payment delays, B2B
Bankruptcies, total
Bankruptcies, SMEs
