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Understanding the Digital Business Landscape of:
Monmouthshire /
Sir Fynwy

Fig 1: Monmouthshire’s rankings based on the average performance of its SMEs against three key metrics: Digital Maturity, Innovation and ESG posture

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy
Abergavenny
Monmouth
Chepstow
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Digital Maturity18
Innovation19
ESG15
Overall Rank21

An overview of the Unitary Authority:

Human population: 94,590
Business population: 4,584
Sample size: 234
Percentage SMEs in Unitary Authority (UA): 3.676%
Percentage SMEs in UA Sample: 4.025%

See, “how we built our sample” for more detail

Innovation and ESG

(Compared to the National Average)

SMEs’ Innovation scores in Monmouthshire have very slightly increased since 2016, and are generally lower than the national average; likewise, ESG scores have seen a small increase and are currently a little above the national average. 

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Digital Maturity

(Compared to the National Average)

The Digital Maturity of businesses in Monmouthshire increases during the Covid-19 pandemic, but dips below the national average increase and remains below the national average at the beginning of 2023. 

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Welsh Language

(Compared to other Unitary Authorities)

Welsh language is detected on 0.87% of SME websites in Monmouthshire, which represents 1.39% of all websites in the sample where Welsh language is detected, similarly to its neighbouring UAs in the South East region.

Understanding Digital Growth Across South East Wales

(Comparing its Unitary Authorities and Regional Average)

The Digital Growth of businesses in Monmouthshire increases  very gradually during the Covid-19 pandemic, and like others in the Region sees an uptick at the end of 2022, although less steep than many others, and remains below the regional average.

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