德国的中小企业中大部分都是私营性质,这些高度专业化且通常是家族化经营的中小企业构成了德国国民经济的支柱。欧盟委员会统计数据显示,德国中小企业数量已达到370万家,占全国企业总数的99.6%,贡献了约54%的增加值,拉动了62%左右的就业,是德国工业和服务业的中坚力量,且在全球市场处于领先地位。为此,德国政府将中小企业视为"市场经济的心脏 Much of Germany’s SMEs are privately owned, and these highly specialized and often family-run SMEs form the backbone of Germany’s national economy. Statistics of the European Commission show that the number of small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany has reached 3.7 million, accounting for 99.6% of the total number of enterprises in the country, contributing about 54% of the added value and boosting employment by about 62%, making it the backbone of Germany’s industry and service industries , And in the global market leader. For this reason, the German government regards small and medium-sized enterprises as the heart of the market economy