Table 2.10: VAT Registered Companies
| | 2017 | 2018 | |
| East Ayrshire |
3,155 |
3,105 |
|
| North Ayrshire |
3,490 |
3,440 |
|
| South Ayrshire |
3,585 |
3,500 |
|
| Scotland |
181,595 |
186,020 |
|
Source: Office for National Statistics (Business Demography 2018), 2019
Table: Survival of Newly Born Enterprises (3 Years After Start Up)
| | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| East Ayrshire |
62.9 |
57.7 |
59.0 |
| North Ayrshire |
62.7 |
62.4 |
57.1 |
| South Ayrshire |
63.6 |
55.3 |
50.0 |
| Scotland |
62.1 |
60.4 |
55.6 |
Source: Office for National Statistics (Business Demography 2018), 2019