Financing  SMEs  and  Entrepreneurs  2015  monitors  SMEs’  and  entrepreneurs’  access  to finance  in  34  countries  over  the  period  2007-13,  based  on  data  from  central  banks  and   national statistical agencies. The Scoreboard includes indicators of debt, equity, asset-based finance and framework conditions for SME and entrepreneurship finance, complemented by demand-side information and recent developments in public and private initiatives to support SME finance. Taken together, these indicators form a comprehensive framework for  policy  makers  and  other  stakeholders  to  evaluate  the  financing  needs  of  SMEs  and determine whether they are being met. The Scoreboard also constitutes a valuable tool to support the design and evaluation of policy measures, and to monitor the implications of financial reforms on access to finance and financing conditions for SMEs.

In the current edition, detailed profiles are presented for Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal,  the Russian Federation, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.