Macro-economic Context

Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)	Poverty Rate % (MPI)	Human Development Index (HDI)	HDI category	GNI per capita PPP (US$)	Population
0.37	66.80	0.52	Low	3,200	10,872,298

MPI & HDI data source: UNDP Human Development Report Office 2019.
GNI & Population data source: World Development Indicators, The World Bank 2020.

Status of COVID-19 and the Government Response

COVID cases	COVID deaths	Stringency Index	Gov Response Index	Containment Health Index	Economic Support Index
1,805	36	41.67	51.28	49.24	62.5

Data based on Oxford University COVID government response tracker.
Note: All data are as of 1/Aug/2020. The indexes (0-100) simply records the number and strictness of government policies, and should not be interpreted as ‘scoring’ the appropriateness or effectiveness of a country’s response.

LDC SME Pulse Survey Results

SME Business Profiles

Figure 1: SME response profile by number of employees

Business Sectors

Comparisons of Business Profiles and COVID-19 impact by Business Sector. Only showing sector disaggregation for sectors with more than 4 responses.

Business Sector	Count	Median Revenue	Average Percent Change in Investment	Percentage Female-Owned	Average layoffs	Most Common Intertrade Status
Catering, Tourism	208	$9,523.00	-0.60%	20.76%	8	Within country only
Comms, Tech	46	$20,000.00	-5.53%	3.26%	6	Within country only
Consumer Discretionary	9	$35,000.00	-2.43%	0.78%	5	Within country only
Consumer Staples	88	$7,000.00	1.51%	7.18%	8	Within country only
Finance & Prof Services	33	$20,000.00	-4.07%	3.00%	21	Within country only
Health Care	8	$10,625.00	6.33%	0.52%	2	Within country only
Industrials	133	$10,000.00	2.75%	9.14%	7	Within country only
Other	13	$3,500.00	6.46%	1.44%	7	Within country only
Personal Care	138	$10,000.00	8.22%	15.93%	7	Within country only
Textile, Crafts	326	$5,000.00	4.46%	35.25%	6	Within country only

Impact of COVID-19 on SMEs

Figure 2: What are the key challenges faced by SMEs (up to 3 choices)

Figure 3: Level of SME business operating capacity

Figure 4: How long are you able to keep your SME business open

Figure 5: Anticipated change in annual revenue

Government and other COVID-19 responses for SMEs

Figure 6: Type of Government Support received to mitigate impact of COVID-19

Figure 7: Average Effectiveness and Accessibility of Government Support

Note: 1 = very ineffective/inaccessible, 5 = very effective/accessible

Figure 8: What are the most needed policies to support your SMEs

Figure 9: What are the reasons for not receiving any COVID government support

International support for COVID-19

Figure 10: Portion of SMEs that received direct support from international entities

Figure 11: Type of direct support received from international entities

Heatmaps on the COVID impact on SMEs

Figure 12: Heatmap of business capacity against most needed policy

Figure 13: Heatmap of revenue change against coping strategies

Data Source

Taking the Pulse of Small Businesses in LDC markets during COVID-19 (2020)
By the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Global Alliance de PME (GAPME), Business Africa, Columbia University: Program of Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences, and Concordia.