Policy Profile
ID
Policy Question
Responses
SMEF-Cat-04
Is there an agency or coordinating body tasked to consolidate MSME data, including demographics, economic and financial indicators of MSMEs?
No 8
Yes 13
SMEF-Cat-05
Is there an agency or coordinating body tasked to promote MSME access to finance?
No 4
Yes 18
No
4 Countries
Samoa
Zambia
Madagascar
Burundi
SMEF-Cat-06
Is there an agency or coordinating body tasked to coordinate assistance from ministries and agencies to assist MSMEs?
No 8
Yes 16
SMEF-Cat-07
Is there an agency or coordinating body tasked to provide financial and non-financial assistance to MSMEs?
No 5
Yes 18
No
5 Countries
Tonga
Sri Lanka
Madagascar
Solomon Islands
Burundi
Yes
18 Countries
El Salvador
Jordan
Malaysia
Palestine
Philippines
Armenia
Timor-Leste
SMEF-Cat-08
Is there an agency or coordinating body tasked to develop policies for MSME development?
No 5
Yes 16
No
5 Countries
Tonga
Timor-Leste
Zambia
Madagascar
Burundi
SMEF-Cat-09
Is there an agency or coordinating body tasked to develop and prescribe a national MSME definition?
No 4
Yes 15
No
4 Countries
El Salvador
Tonga
Timor-Leste
Madagascar
SMEF-Cat-10
Does your country have an MSME definition framework?
No; however in the process of developing one 5
Yes 17
No; however in the process of developing one
5 Countries
Jordan
Tonga
Timor-Leste
Samoa
Burundi
Yes
17 Countries
El Salvador
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Palestine
Philippines
Armenia
Bangladesh
SMEF-Cat-11
How is/are the MSME definition(s) applied?
Basis for eligibility for other government assistance 1
Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics 1
Basis for eligibility for tax incentives 1
Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics, Basis for applicability of accounting standards 1
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives 1
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics, Basis for applicability of accounting standards 1
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics, Basis for applicability of accounting standards, Others 1
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics, Regional / international benchmarking, Basis for applicability of accounting standards, Others 1
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Regional / international benchmarking 1
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Official country economic and business statistics 3
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Official country economic and business statistics, Regional / international benchmarking 1
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Others 1
Official country economic and business statistics 2
Others 1
Basis for eligibility for other government assistance
1 Countries
Eswatini
Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics
1 Countries
Eswatini
Basis for eligibility for tax incentives
1 Countries
Kenya
Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics, Basis for applicability of accounting standards
1 Countries
Madagascar
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives
1 Countries
Palestine
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics, Basis for applicability of accounting standards
1 Countries
Burundi
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics, Basis for applicability of accounting standards, Others
1 Countries
Ecuador
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Official country economic and business statistics, Regional / international benchmarking, Basis for applicability of accounting standards, Others
1 Countries
Egypt
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Basis for eligibility for tax incentives, Regional / international benchmarking
1 Countries
Solomon Islands
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Official country economic and business statistics
3 Countries
Philippines
Costa Rica
Bangladesh
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Basis for eligibility for other government assistance, Official country economic and business statistics, Regional / international benchmarking
1 Countries
Malaysia
Basis for mandated credit allocation to MSME, Others
1 Countries
Jordan
Official country economic and business statistics
2 Countries
Bangladesh
Zambia
Others
1 Countries
Timor-Leste
SMEF-Cat-12
Is there a single MSME definition framework adopted across all government agencies?
No 6
Yes 14
No
6 Countries
Jordan
Palestine
Timor-Leste
Zambia
Madagascar
Burundi
SMEF-Cat-13
Does the single MSME definition framework have a legal basis?
No 1
Yes 13
No
1 Countries
Solomon Islands
SMEF-Cat-14
Which parameters are used to define Micro enterprises?
No. of employees, Capital / Assets 2
Sales turnover, No. of employees 6
Sales turnover, No. of employees, Capital / Assets 5
No. of employees, Capital / Assets
2 Countries
Philippines
Bangladesh
Sales turnover, No. of employees
6 Countries
El Salvador
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Armenia
Kenya
Ecuador
Sales turnover, No. of employees, Capital / Assets
5 Countries
Bangladesh
Eswatini
Solomon Islands
Eswatini
Egypt
SMEF-Cat-15
Which parameters are used to define Small enterprises?
No. of employees, Capital / Assets 3
Sales turnover, No. of employees 6
Sales turnover, No. of employees, Capital / Assets 5
No. of employees, Capital / Assets
3 Countries
Philippines
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Sales turnover, No. of employees
6 Countries
El Salvador
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Armenia
Kenya
Ecuador
Sales turnover, No. of employees, Capital / Assets
5 Countries
Bangladesh
Eswatini
Solomon Islands
Eswatini
Egypt
SMEF-Cat-16
Which parameters are used to define Medium enterprises?
No. of employees, Capital / Assets 3
Sales turnover, No. of employees 6
Sales turnover, No. of employees, Capital / Assets 4
No. of employees, Capital / Assets
3 Countries
Philippines
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Sales turnover, No. of employees
6 Countries
El Salvador
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Armenia
Kenya
Ecuador
Sales turnover, No. of employees, Capital / Assets
4 Countries
Eswatini
Solomon Islands
Eswatini
Egypt
SMEF-Cat-17
Are there two or more agency-defined MSME definition frameworks?
Not applicable 12
Only one agency 5
Two or more agencies 4
Not applicable
12 Countries
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Armenia
Timor-Leste
Bangladesh
Zambia
Kenya
Only one agency
5 Countries
El Salvador
Jordan
Bangladesh
Eswatini
Ecuador
Two or more agencies
4 Countries
Palestine
Philippines
Madagascar
Burundi
SMEF-Cat-18
Which agencies use their own MSME definition?
Central Bank / financial sector regulator 2
Central Bank / financial sector regulator, Ministry of Economic Planning (or its equivalent), Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent), National Statistics Office (or its equivalent) 1
Central Bank / financial sector regulator, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent) 1
Ministry of Finance 2
Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent) 1
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent) 1
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent), National MSME Development Council / Board (or its equivalent) 2
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent), National Statistics Office (or its equivalent), National MSME Development Council / Board (or its equivalent) 1
Central Bank / financial sector regulator
2 Countries
Eswatini
Eswatini
Central Bank / financial sector regulator, Ministry of Economic Planning (or its equivalent), Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent), National Statistics Office (or its equivalent)
1 Countries
Jordan
Central Bank / financial sector regulator, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent)
1 Countries
Bangladesh
Ministry of Finance
2 Countries
Burundi
Burundi
Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent)
1 Countries
Madagascar
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent)
1 Countries
Bangladesh
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent), National MSME Development Council / Board (or its equivalent)
2 Countries
El Salvador
Ecuador
Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce (or its equivalent), National Statistics Office (or its equivalent), National MSME Development Council / Board (or its equivalent)
1 Countries
Philippines
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