Year Innovation-active enterprises as a proportion of total enterprises, by staff size category Innovative enterprises as a proportion of total enterprisesa
10–49 people 50–249 people 250 people or more on average
2008–2010 25.9 45.9 69.6 31.1 ..
2010–2012 28.4 42.8 67.2 32.5 ..
2012–2014 21.7 35.9 55.1 25.6 24.1
2014–2016 25.3 39.0 56.2 29.0 27.6
2016–2018b 25.8 36.5 52.3 28.7 25.5
2018–2020 29.2 43.7 56.6 32.7 29.3
2020–2022c 26.6 40.6 58.5 30.2 27.1

Footnotes

aEnterprises that have introduced at least one type of innovation in the observation period.
bBreak in series in 2016–2018 is due to change in the methodology of innovation data collection. See methodological guide.
cBreak in series in 2020–2022 is due to change in the methodology of innovation data collection. See methodological guide.

Explanation of symbols

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Break in series (limited comparability).
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