Value chains of domestic enterprises in 2024
At the end of 2024, most (83.1%) of the surveyed enterprises with 10 or more persons employed performed business functions1 only internally in the own enterprise. External sourcing concerned 16.9% of the surveyed enterprises, most of which (87.1%) contracted out functions only to other domestic enterprises. Business functions abroad were contracted out mainly to European Union countries.
At the end of 2024, majority of the surveyed enterprises (50 714 legal entities) with 10 or more persons employed performed business functions entirely within the enterprise, and 16.9% (10 286) sourced functions externally to be performed completely or partially to others units. Compared to 2023, this structure has changed slightly – the percentage of enterprises outsourcing activities to other entities decreased by 1.9 percentage points.
In 2024, functions were performed externally more often by large enterprises (with 250 or more persons employed) – 23.2% of entities belonging to this size class, and less frequently by medium-sized enterprises (with 50–249 persons employed) – 18.9% and small (with 10–49 persons employed) – 15.8%. In 2023 these shares were: 25.3%, 21.1%, 17.7%, respectively.
Value chains are sequences of activities undertaken by enterprises to develop, manufacture, sell and deliver products to final customers and to provide after-sales services.
1Business function is a set of tasks that an enterprise must carry out on a regular basis in order to bring goods or services to market. These tasks may be performed internally by an enterprise or sourced externally.