Communiqué on the Fifth National Economic Census (No. 5)
Communiqué on the
Fifth National Economic Census (No. 5)
——Basic Information of the Tertiary Industry (Part 2)
National Bureau of Statistics of China
Office of the Leading Group of the State Council for the
Fifth National Economic Census
December 26, 2024
Based on the results of the Fifth National Economic Census, the major data of scientific research and technical services, management of water conservancy, environment and public facilities, household services, repair and other services, education, health and social services, culture, sports and entertainment, and public management, social security and social organization in the tertiary industry are disseminated as the following:
I. Scientific Research and Technical Services
1. Number of Legal Entities and Persons Employed
At the end of 2023, there were 2.118 million legal entities engaged in scientific research and technical services with a total of 17.003 million persons employed, up by 66.0 percent and 43.7 percent respectively as compared with those at the end of 2018. Of this total, 2.067 million were corporate enterprises[1] with a total employment of 15.740 million people, up by 73.0 percent and 53.0 percent respectively as compared with those at the end of 2018 (Table 5-1).
Table 5-1 Number of Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed in Scientific
Research and Technical Services by Division
|
Corporate Enterprises (10,000) |
Persons Employed (10,000) |
Total |
206.7 |
1574.0 |
Research and Experimental Development |
22.0 |
183.0 |
Technical Services |
93.3 |
924.8 |
Science and Technology Promotion and Application Services |
91.3 |
466.2 |
Of the total number of corporate enterprises engaged in scientific research and technical services, the proportion of domestic funded enterprises was 96.8 percent, that of enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 0.5 percent and that of foreign funded enterprises 0.4 percent.
Of the total number of persons employed, the proportion of those in domestic funded enterprises was 96.2 percent, that in enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 1.4 percent and that in foreign funded enterprises 1.6 percent (Table 5-2).
Table 5-2 Number of Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed in Scientific
Research and Technical Services by Statistical Category of Registration
|
Corporate Enterprises (10,000) |
Persons Employed (10,000) |
Total |
206.7 |
1574.0 |
Domestic Funded Enterprises |
200.0 |
1514.4 |
Enterprises Funded by Investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan |
1.1 |
21.6 |
Foreign Funded Enterprises |
0.9 |
24.9 |
Other Statistical Categories |
4.6 |
13.1 |
2. Main Economic Indicators
At the end of 2023, the total assets of the corporate enterprises engaged in scientific research and technical services reached 27,588.41 billion yuan, up by 81.4 percent as compared with that at the end of 2018. The total liabilities were 14,974.28 billion yuan, up by 82.7 percent as compared with that at the end of 2018.
In 2023, the business revenue of the corporate enterprises engaged in scientific research and technical services reached 8,604.64 billion yuan, up by 92.5 percent as compared with that of 2018 (Table 5-3).
Table 5-3 Main Economic Indicators of Corporate Enterprises in Scientific
Research and Technical Services by Division
|
Total Assets (100 million yuan) |
Total Liabilities (100 million yuan) |
Business Revenue (100 million yuan) |
Total |
275884.1 |
149742.8 |
86046.4 |
Research and Experimental Development |
38716.5 |
19989.4 |
11969.8 |
Technical Services |
168071.2 |
92416.6 |
50984.5 |
Science and Technology Promotion and Application Services |
69096.4 |
37336.7 |
23092.1 |
II. Management of Water Conservancy, Environment and Public Facilities
1. Number of Legal Entities and Persons Employed
At the end of 2023, there were 223 thousand legal entities engaged in management of water conservancy, environment and public facilities with a total of 4.855 million persons employed, up by 50.1 percent and 37.5 percent respectively as compared with those at the end of 2018. Of this total, 26 thousand were government agencies, institutions and non-enterprise legal entities, down by 21.1 percent as compared with that at the end of 2018; a total of 1.192 million people were employed, up by 4.7 percent as compared with that at the end of 2018.
2. Main Economic Indicators
At the end of 2023, the total assets of the corporate enterprises engaged in management of water conservancy, environment and public facilities reached 26,501.97 billion yuan, up by 59.1 percent over that at the end of 2018. The total liabilities were 15,282.82 billion yuan, up by 59.7 percent as compared with that at the end of 2018. The business revenue of the year reached 1,393.02 billion yuan, up by 38.4 percent as compared with that of 2018.
The total assets of government agencies, institutions and non-enterprise legal entities at the end of 2023 were 3,332.10 billion yuan, up by 136.7 percent over that at the end of 2018. The expenditure of the year was 553.83 billion yuan, an increase of 32.5 percent as compared with that of 2018.
III. Household Services, Repair and Other Services
1. Number of Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed
At the end of 2023, there were 876 thousand corporate enterprises engaged in household services, repair and other services with a total of 6.525 million persons employed, up by 82.9 percent and 57.3 percent respectively as compared with those at the end of 2018 (Table 5-4).
Table 5-4 Number of Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed in
Household Services, Repair and Other Services by Division
|
Corporate Enterprises (10,000) |
Persons Employed (10,000) |
Total |
87.6 |
652.5 |
Household Services |
43.9 |
278.7 |
Repair of Motor Vehicles, Electronics and Daily Consumer Articles |
31.0 |
163.9 |
Other Services |
12.7 |
209.9 |
Of the total number of corporate enterprises engaged in household services, repair and other services, the proportion of domestic funded enterprises was 99.5 percent, that of enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 0.2 percent and that of foreign funded enterprises 0.1 percent.
Of the total number of persons employed, the proportion of those in domestic funded enterprises was 98.3 percent, that in enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan 1.3 percent and that in foreign funded enterprises 0.3 percent (Table 5-5).
Table 5-5 Number of Corporate Enterprises and Persons Employed in Household
Services, Repair and Other Services by Statistical Category of Registration
|
Corporate Enterprises (10,000) |
Persons Employed (10,000) |
Total |
87.6 |
652.5 |
Domestic Funded Enterprises |
87.2 |
641.7 |
Enterprises Funded by Investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan |
0.2 |
8.3 |
Foreign Funded Enterprises |
0.1 |
2.1 |
Other Statistical Categories |
0.1 |
0.4 |
2. Main Economic Indicators
At the end of 2023, the total assets of the corporate enterprises engaged in household services, repair and other services reached 1,792.86 billion yuan, up by 73.0 percent as compared with that at the end of 2018. The total liabilities were 1,076.52 billion yuan, up by 97.6 percent as compared with that at the end of 2018. The business revenue of the year reached 1,372.22 billion yuan, up by 100.8 percent as compared with that of 2018 (Table 5-6).
Table 5-6 Main Economic Indicators of Corporate Enterprises in Household
Services, Repair and Other Services by Division
|
Total Assets (100 million yuan) |
Total Liabilities (100 million yuan) |
Business Revenue (100 million yuan) |
Total |
17928.6 |
10765.2 |
13722.2 |
Household Services |
8370.1 |
5145.7 |
5820.3 |
Repair of Motor Vehicles, Electronics and Daily Consumer Articles |
5662.1 |
3409.7 |
5012.0 |
Other Services |
3896.4 |
2209.8 |
2889.9 |
IV.Education
1. Number of Legal Entities and Persons Employed
At the end of 2023, there were 818 thousand legal entities engaged in education with a total of 26.770 million persons employed, up by 22.8 percent and 20.0 percent respectively as compared with those at the end of 2018. Of this total, 382 thousand were government agencies, institutions and non-enterprise legal entities with a total employment of 22.411 million people, up by 1.3 percent and 19.9 percent respectively as compared with those at the end of 2018.
2. Main Economic Indicators
At the end of 2023, the total assets of the corporate enterprises engaged in education reached 1,506.33 billion yuan, up by 51.3 percent over that at the end of 2018. The total liabilities were 976.15 billion yuan, an increase of 87.6 percent over that at the end of 2018. The business revenue of the year reached 900.37 billion yuan, up by 72.3 percent as compared with that of 2018.
The total assets of government agencies, institutions and non-enterprise legal entities at the end of the year were 10,288.17 billion yuan, up by 19.5 percent over that at the end of 2018. The expenditure of the year was 5,730.43 billion yuan, up by 49.1 percent over that of 2018.
V. Health and Social Services
1. Number of Legal Entities and Persons Employed
At the end of 2023, there were 337 thousand legal entities engaged in health and social services with a total of 14.619 million persons employed, up by 23.4 percent and 27.4 percent respectively as compared with those at the end of 2018. Of this total, 148 thousand were government agencies, institutions and non-enterprise legal entities, down by 12.9 percent over that at the end of 2018, and there were 11.108 million persons employed, up by 21.1 percent.
2. Main Economic Indicators
At the end of 2023, the total assets of the corporate enterprises engaged in health and social services reached 1,750.07 billion yuan, up by 90.8 percent over that at the end of 2018. The total liabilities were 1,149.63 billion yuan, up by 112.4 percent over that at the end of 2018. The business revenue of the year reached 1,105.81 billion yuan, up by 103.6 percent over that of 2018.
The total assets of government agencies, institutions and non-enterprise legal entities at the end of the year were 6,950.65 billion yuan, up by 48.7 percent over that at the end of 2018. The expenditure of the year was 5,208.88 billion yuan, up by 48.7 percent over that of 2018.
VI. Culture, Sports and Entertainment
1. Number of Legal Entities and Persons Employed
At the end of 2023, there were 817 thousand legal entities engaged in culture, sports and entertainment with a total of 5.195 million persons employed, up by 44.1 percent and 23.7 percent respectively as compared with those at the end of 2018. Of this total, 767 thousand were corporate enterprises with a total employment of 4.381 million people, up by 51.3 percent and 30.2 percent respectively as compared with those at the end of 2018.
2. Main Economic Indicators
At the end of 2023, the total assets of the corporate enterprises engaged in culture, sports and entertainment reached 5,377.84 billion yuan, up by 57.3 percent over that at the end of 2018. The total liabilities were 3,063.45 billion yuan, up by 67.7 percent as compared with that at the end of 2018. The business revenue of the year reached 1,692.29 billion yuan, up by 57.9 percent as compared with that of 2018.
The total assets of government agencies, institutions and non-enterprise legal entities at the end of the year were 817.26 billion yuan, down by 10.0 percent over that at the end of 2018. The expenditure of the year was 270.90 billion yuan, down by 0.2 percent as compared with that of 2018.
VII. Public Management, Social Security and Social Organization
At the end of 2023, there were 1.521 million legal entities engaged in public management, social security and social organization, down by 4.8 percent as compared with that at the end of 2018. There were 27.811 million persons employed, up by 10.9 percent. The expenditure of government agencies, institutions and non-enterprise legal entities of the year was 18,547.91 billion yuan, up by 54.3 percent as compared with that of 2018.
Note:
[1] Corporate enterprises in the Communiqué include the legal entities registered as enterprises, as well as institutions, private non-enterprise legal entities and foundations that follow the Accounting System for Business Enterprises, specialized farmer cooperatives, rural collective economic organizations and legal entities that are categorized as other organizations excluding places for religious activities.
Notes:
[1] Government agencies, institutions and non-enterprise legal entities in the Communiqué exclude institutions, private non-enterprise legal entities and foundations that follow the Accounting System for Business Enterprises, specialized farmer cooperatives, rural collective economic organizations and legal entities that are categorized as other organizations excluding places for religious activities.
[2] Statistical category of registration is defined in accordance to The Regulation on Statistical Classification of Market Entities (NO. 14 [2023] of the National Bureau of Statistics of China) issued jointly by the National Bureau of Statistics of China and the State Administration for Market Regulation, including domestic funded enterprises, enterprises funded by investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, foreign funded enterprises and other statistical categories like specialized farmer cooperatives.
[3] No mechanical adjustment is made for the round-off errors in aggregate totals or part of the calculations in the tables. To ensure data accuracy, 2 decimal places are kept for certain figures.
(In case of any difference between English translation and the original Chinese text, the Chinese edition shall prevail.)