yen  ratio to total assets, %  300  25 Large enterprises (left scale) Small and medium-sized enterprises (left scale)  Ratio to total assets (large, right scale)  250  20  Ratio to total assets (small and medium, right scale) 200  15  150 10 100  5  50  0 FY-end 85  0 90  95  00  05  10  15  Note: Based on the Financial Statements Statistics of Corporations by Industry, Annually.
Excluding "finance and insurance." Large enterprises are defined as enterprises with a capitalization of 1 billion yen or more, and small and medium-sized enterprises are defined as enterprises with a capitalization of less than 1 billion yen. Source: Ministry of Finance.