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Table 4.1: Number of Enterprises, Employment, and Gross Value Added, 
Uzbekistan, 2003–2017
Item
Period I:
2003–2008
Period II:
2009–2013
Period III:
2014–2017
Enterprises
Change in the number of small businesses (%)
38.5
24.7
17.2
Change in the number of other businesses (%)
18.3
5.4
10.2
Average share of small businesses in total enterprises 
(%)
73.8
77.3
79.7
Average growth in number of small businesses (%)
6.9
7.0
4.9
Average growth in number of other businesses (%)
3.8
2.3
2.4
Employment
Change of employment by small businesses (%)
48.5
14.7
5.9
Change of employment by other businesses (%)
-28.6
-1.3
3.9
Average share of small business in total employment 
(%)
66.0
75.1
77.9
Average growth of employment in small businesses (%)
8.4
3.5
2.4
Average growth of employment in other businesses (%)
-6.1
-0.3
0.5
Average number of employed people per small business
61
52
49
Average number of employed people per other business
89
59
54
Gross Value Added (GVA)
Change of small businesses’ GVA (%)
469.0
177.0
60.9
Change of other businesses’ GVA (%)
229.3
120.3
68.9
Small businesses’ average share of total GVA (%)
40.8
53.4
55.7
Average growth of small businesses’ GVA (%)
40.2
29.6
18.1
Average growth of other businesses’ GVA (%)
27.4
21.9
19.5
Note: Data collected on forms specially designed by the author.
Sources: Author’s calculations based on data received from Uzbekistan Statistics on 3 October 2018.
Note: Data collected on forms specially designed by the author.
Source: Data received from Uzbekistan Statistics on 3 October 2018.