MSE Survey Open Data (2018) [Excel]

Although Jordan’s economy is dominated by micro and small enterprises (MSEs), relatively little is known about them. To overcome this informational gap, USAID LENS conducted a survey of MSEs in 2014, 2015, and 2018 to better understand Jordanian enterprises and to assess the major barriers and opportunities for growth. The study covers general demographics, workforce trends, firm performance, access to finance, processes and networks, and the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis.The survey consists of a range of questions in a two-stage design with stratification. The data gathers representative information for all MSEs operating in the governorates of Amman (excluding the Greater Amman Municipality), Zarqa, Irbid, Karak, Tafilah, and Aqaba (excluding the ASEZA free zone). Although the study is not intended to be national in scope, the target population of the six areas collectively capture 60% of the kingdom’s population.As a complex survey, the research design was undertaken using probability sampling in two phases. In the first phase, 977 geographic clusters were randomly selected from districts in each area. From these clusters, 97,347 households were contacted through door-to-door interviews, of which 10,197 reported owning a business. A sub-sample of 6,385 MSEs was then drawn, stratified by sector governorate. 4,721 of these MSEs were then successfully surveyed in wave I (2014/15) and 1699 in wave II (2018). The results can reliably be generalized to all MSEs within this geographic boundary. For more details, see the weighting report (2018)The public release of the MSE Survey (2018) includes the majority of the data collected in the core 2018 sample. However, to protect privacy of respondents, a number of sensitive and identifying variables have been omitted and generalized. To request access to a full scientific release without these limitations, please contact:Bryanna Millis,Senior Technical Advisor, FHI [e-mail]