Muscat, 27 Jun (ONA) — The total number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) registered in the Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development till the end of May 2021 stood at 53,166, compared to 44,197 in May 2020, an increase by 20.3%, according to the data released by the National Centre for Statistics and information (NCSI).

Among the governorates, the Governorate of Muscat topped the list with 20.3% of the total registered SMEs till the end of May 2021, followed by the Governorate of North Al-Batinah with 20.4%, the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah with 18.5%, the Governorate of Dhofar with 19.3%, the Governorate of South Al-Batinah with 23.6%, the Governorate of North A’Sharqiah with 17.5%, the Governorate of South A’Sharqiah with 25.5%, the Governorate of A’Dhahira with 14.7%, the Governorate of Al-Buraimi with 22.3%, the Governorate of Al-Wusta with 39% and the Governorate of Musandam with 17.3%.

The number of SMEs registered in the Governorate of Muscat stood at 17,927 at the end of May 2021, followed by the Governorate of North Al-Batinah with 8,411, the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah with 6,616, the Governorate of Dhofar with 4,439, the Governorate of South Al-Batinah with 4,049, the Governorate of North A’Sharqiah with 3,527, the Governorate of South A’Sharqiah with 3,158, the Governorate of A’Dhahira with 3,016 and the Governorate of Al-Buraimi with 1,135 registered SMEs. 

The number of SMEs registered in the Governorate of Al-Wusta stood at 691 and the Governorate of Musandam 197, which was the lowest among governorates registered in May 2021.

  —Ends/MS/AH