Chart 2
Share of trading enterprises, by trading status and enterprise size, 2023

All enterprises Small enterprises (0 to 99 employees) Medium-sized enterprises (100 to 499 employees) Large enterprises (500 or more employees) 0 20 40 60 80 100 % Two-way tradersTwo-way traders Importer-onlyImporter-only Exporter-onlyExporter-only
Note(s):
Trader types include two-way traders and one-way traders. Two-way traders are enterprises that engage in exports and imports. Exporter-only and importer-only traders are enterprises that either only export or only import goods.
Source(s):
Trade by Exporter Characteristics – Goods database (5124); Trade by Importer Characteristics – Goods database (5237).

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This is a bar stacked chart.

Share of trading enterprises, by trading status and enterprise size, 2023, %
  Two-way traders Importer-only Exporter-only
All enterprises 17.3 73.1 9.6
Small enterprises (0 to 99 employees) 15.5 74.5 10.0
Medium-sized enterprises (100 to 499 employees) 47.1 50.2 2.7
Large enterprises (500 or more employees) 50.5 48.1 1.4
Note(s):
Trader types include two-way traders and one-way traders. Two-way traders are enterprises that engage in exports and imports. Exporter-only and importer-only traders are enterprises that either only export or only import goods.
Source(s):
Trade by Exporter Characteristics – Goods database (5124); Trade by Importer Characteristics – Goods database (5237).
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