This is the latest Malaysia SMEs Census. The report consist of total number of companies in Malaysia, total SMEs in Malaysia (small, medium, micro), the SMEs main sectors, total SMEs by states, SMEs productivity, wages, data on women-owned SMEs, access to financing, ICT utilization among SMEs and marketing activities in SMEs.

1. Source : SME annual report 2011/2012,
National SME Development Council.
Secretariat : SMECorp Malaysia
Section III : Special Highlights
Economic Census 2011:

3. Economic Census 2011
87
Census of Establishments &
Economic/SME Census 2011
Enterprises 2005

4. 88
Economic Census 2011
Percentage share to

5. Economic Census 2011
89
Economic Census 2011
299
99.2 100 100
49.9
50
Services - 580,985 establishments
40
30
24.6
20
9.1
10
6.9 6.3
3.3
0
Wholesale, Food & Transportation Private Professional Others
Retail Trade Beverages & Storages Services (eg: lodging,
& Repair of (eg: beauty health,
Motor Vehicles centre, repair, education)
& Motorcycles laundry)
in the
*Note: Others include accommodation, private healthcare, and education.
Source: Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia

6. 90
In the
24.0
25.0
Manufacturing - 37,861 establishments
20.0
15.1 14.6
15.0
10.5
10.0 7.7
4.9 4.6
5.0 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.5
0.0
Wearing Food Fabricated Printing Furniture Rubber Wood Non- Machinery & Metal Chemical Textiles Others
Apparel Product Metal & Plastic Products Metallic Equipment Base Product (e.g: paper,
Product Products Mineral electrical
Products equipment)
Source: Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia
45
40.2
40
35
30
25
21.5 21.0
20 17.3
15
10
5
0
Special Trades Non-residential Civil Engineering Residential
Buildings Buildings
Source: Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia

7. Economic Census 2011
%
80
70.4
70
60
50
40
30
20 13.4 11.6
10 4.5
0
Agriculture Livestock Fisheries Forestry & Logging
crops
Source: Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia
%
100
83.6
80
60
40
16.4
20
0
Stone quarrying Mineral mining
Source: Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia

8. 92
Economic Census 2011
Percentage
share to total
Percentage
share to total
%
2.3 3.0 2.1
100
6.1
14.8
90 18.4 20.0 18.3 36.8 20.6
80 38.8
70 28.9
34.9
60
50
79.3 77.0 79.6 57.1 56.3
40 42.1
30
44.5
20
10 19.1
0
2005 2011 Services Manufacturing Agriculture Construction Mining
& Quarrying
Medium Small Micro
Source: Census of Establishments and Enterprises 2005 & Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia

9. Economic Census 2011
Economic Census 2011
Percentage
share to total
Johor
Johor

10. Economic Census 2011
Selangor
Johor
Pahang
Perlis
100.0 100.0
Perlis
Kedah Kelantan
Sabah
Pulau Pinang Terengganu
Perak
Selangor Pahang
Kuala Lumpur
Negeri Sembilan Sarawak
Melaka
Johor

11. Economic Census 2011
95
RM’000
160 150
2003 2010
140
125
120
100
80
58
60 50
40
20
0
Large SME
per
(RM)
Mining & quarrying sector
recorded the highest
25,000
22,759 average annual salary
18,335 19,569
20,000 18,323
16,810
15,000
12,479
10,000
5,000
0
SME Mining & Manufacturing Services Construction Agriculture
Quarrying

12. Part-time
employees
3.6% Technical &
Others* supervisory
18.7% 12.4%
Managerial,
professional
General & executive
workers 13.4%
50.2%
Full-time
employees Clerical &
77.7% related workers
24.0%

13. Economic Census 2011
97
Manufacturing
6.9%
Construction
0.9%
Services Agriculture
91.7% 0.4%
Mining & Quarrying
0.02%
Source: Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Economic Census 2011
27

14. 98
their
source
160
140
120 35.5
33.6
30.0 28.8
100 8.5
14.3 12.7
80 15
46.4
60 49.6
55.9
58.1
40
47.7
20 30.7
20.3
16.2
0
Overall Micro Small Medium
Other Source
Family & Friend
Internal funds or shareholders
Micro-credits, banks and other financial institutions
Note: Other sources are grants or financing from government agency, co-operatives, leasing companies or suppliers
Source: Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia

15. Economic Census 2011
99
250
Research and development,
acquire another business and others
200
25.5
20.8 Re-financing
9.0
18.1 6.1
150 4.9 15.7
3.8 50.1 66.7 Purchase/renting
43.6
37.0 machinery/vehicles/tools/
100 computer software and land/building
25.0 23.0 28.8 25.3
Improvement/upgrade production
process
50
75.6 74.6 77.8 74.2
Working Capital
0
Overall Micro Small Medium
Source: Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia
their
Internet usage in business
used, 67%
did not use,
33%
ICT usage in business
used, 27%
Website usage in business
used, 12%
did not use,
73%
did not use,
88%

16. in selling or
140
120 12.7
Marketing agent
12.8
100 Advertisement
13.2
Flyers, catalogues etc.
80 8.4
12.2 Expo
2.5
60
Internet
86.6
90.4
40 Events sponsorship
77.3
63.2
No promotion
20
0
Overall Micro Small Medium
Source: Economic Census 2011, Department of Statistics, Malaysia