Eastern Europe SMB Finance
16 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.
| Metric | Value | Geo | Period | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of SMEs that applied for a bank loan and got everything, Slovakia | 60.1416percent | SK | 2025-S1 | T1 | data-api.ecb.europa.eu |
| Share of SMEs experiencing problems from late payments by private entities regularly, Bulgaria | 7.59percent | BG | 2025-Q3 | T1 | single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu |
| Share of SMEs experiencing problems from late payments by public entities regularly, Bulgaria | 4.81percent | BG | 2025-Q3 | T1 | single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu |
| Share of SMEs aiming to obtain up to EUR 25,000 of external financing for growth, Bulgaria | 19.97percent | BG | 2025-Q3 | T1 | single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu |
| Share of SMEs naming interest rates or price too high as main reason bank loans are not relevant, Bulgaria | 9.78percent | BG | 2025-Q3 | T1 | single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu |
| Share of SMEs for whom bank loans are not relevant because they do not need this financing, Bulgaria | 66.19percent | BG | 2025-Q3 | T1 | single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu |
| Share of SMEs confident talking about financing with banks and obtaining desired results, Bulgaria | 64.47percent | BG | 2025-Q3 | T1 | single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu |
| Number of enterprises, total business economy, Bulgaria | 404257count of enterprises | BG | 2023 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Number of enterprises, total business economy, micro, 0-9 persons employed, Bulgaria | 373833count of enterprises | BG | 2023 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Net turnover, total business economy, Bulgaria | 256093.61EUR million | BG | 2023 | T1 | ec.europa.eu |
| Firms identifying access to finance as a major constraint, Moldova | 29.4percent of firms | MD | 2019 | T1 | api.worldbank.org |
| Firms whose most recent loan application was rejected, Moldova | 37percent of applicant firms | MD | 2019 | T1 | api.worldbank.org |
| Firms with a bank loan or line of credit, Slovenia | 64.7percent of firms | SI | 2019 | T1 | api.worldbank.org |
| Collateral required for a loan, Romania | 239.8percent of loan amount | RO | 2019 | T1 | api.worldbank.org |
| Share of firm investment financed by banks, Bulgaria | 41.7percent of investment | BG | 2019 | T1 | api.worldbank.org |
| Firms using supplier or customer credit to finance working capital, Serbia | 50.1percent of firms | RS | 2019 | T1 | api.worldbank.org |
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