This report was produced by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, as part of the programme of work of the Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship. The development of Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2026: An OECD Scoreboard is possible thanks to the country experts from participating OECD member and non-member countries who provided information for the country profiles (see below).
The development of the Scoreboard also benefited from the inputs of Delegates of the OECD Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (CSMEE), chaired by Angelina Cannizzaro (UK Department of Business and Trade), and members of its Informal Steering Group on SME and Entrepreneurship Financing, chaired by Professor Salvatore Zecchini (Italy).
Data and input provided by Helmut Kraemer-Eis (European Investment Fund), Simon Thibaud (European Association of Guarantee Institutions) are gratefully acknowledged. The report also benefited from inputs from Paul Chung (Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada).
The publication was coordinated and prepared by María Camila Jiménez, under the supervision of Miriam Koreen and Lucia Cusmano (Head of the SME and Entrepreneurship Division of CFE). Jonathan Ferdinand-Dreyfus provided statistical analysis for Chapter 1 and technical support for the Country Profiles. Carla Munoz Antolin provided support in restructuring the Scoreboard database and data framework. Valuable guidance and comments from Nadim Ahmad, Deputy Director of CFE, are gratefully acknowledged. Heather Mortimer-Charoy provided technical support.