Table 1 
Percentage of small and medium enterprises that requested external financing, by type of external financing  

Percentage of small and medium enterprises that requested external financing, by type of external financing
Debt financing – Type of external financing requestedLease financing – Type of external financing requestedTrade credit financing – Type of external financing requestedEquity financing – Type of external financing requestedGovernment financing – Type of external financing requestedRequested at least one type of external financing – Overall
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Small and medium enterprises, total            
1 to 499 employees 25.7 6.9 27.4 1.4 6.9 49.3
Employment size            
1 to 4 employees 21.5 4.4 19.4 0.8 4.5 39.6
5 to 19 employees 29.6 9.2 35.4 2.1 9.5 59.6
20 to 99 employees 35.3 12.7 45.5 2.5 12.1 69.0
100 to 499 employees 43.2 18.7 55.6 1.5 11.2 80.6
Note(s):
Small and medium enterprises could request multiple types of financing.
Source(s):
Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (2941).
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