Macro-economic Context

Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)	Poverty Rate % (MPI)	Human Development Index (HDI)	HDI category	GNI per capita PPP (US$)	Population
0.20	41.60	0.47	Low	2,160	2,038,501

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
498	9	31.94	34.94	41.29	0

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	10	$1,639.00	-20.67%	40.91%	4	Within country only
Consumer Staples	7	$1,000.00	-19.50%	27.27%	3	Import only
Industrials	5	$1,400,000.00	-26.00%	13.64%	26	Import 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.