There were approximately 219,000 private sector businesses operating in Wales in 2023, compared with 218,700 in the previous year, and 189,500 ten years earlier in 2013.
Number of private sector businesses in Wales from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
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GOV.UK. (October 5, 2023). Number of private sector businesses in Wales from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/687354/number-of-private-sector-businesses-in-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of private sector businesses in Wales from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687354/number-of-private-sector-businesses-in-wales/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of private sector businesses in Wales from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/687354/number-of-private-sector-businesses-in-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of Private Sector Businesses in Wales from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687354/number-of-private-sector-businesses-in-wales/
GOV.UK, Number of private sector businesses in Wales from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/687354/number-of-private-sector-businesses-in-wales/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Number of private sector businesses in Wales from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], GOV.UK, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/687354/number-of-private-sector-businesses-in-wales/