The below reference files provide current and historical small business size standards effective during the provided reference periods.
Size standards for reference periods prior to August 2019 are provided based on the size standards in effect on January 1 of each CFR reference year, and thus, may not provide the entire history of SBA’s changes to size standards that occurred after January 1 of the CFR reference year. As such, changes that occur after January 1 of the CFR reference year are reflected in the Table of Small Business Size Standards for the next CFR reference year. Legal requirements related to size standards are governed by SBA’s size regulations actually in effect during the applicable period. Size standards for reference periods after August 2019 are provided based on the actual effective dates of the size standards.
The Small Business Size Standards APIs, provided here as a JSON file, power the U.S. Small Business Administration's Size Standards Tool, which can be used to determine if a business qualifies as small for purposes of Federal government contracting. A link to the tool is included in the Related Documents section, below.
Data and resources
- Small Business Size Standards - NAICS Data (json) - This JSON file contains the current size standards information listed by NAICS code. This information powers the SBA's size standards tool, which can be used to determine if a business qualifies as small.
- Small Business Size Standards (Current) (xlsx) - Small Business Size Standards effective 3/17/2023 – Current.
- Small Business Size Standards (December 2022) (xlsx) - Small Business Size Standards effective 12/19/2022 – 3/16/2023.
- Small Business Size Standards (October 2022) (xlsx) - Small Business Size Standards effective 10/1/2022 – 12/18/2022.
- Small Business Size Standards (July 2022) (xlsx) - Small Business Size Standards effective 7/14/2022 – 9/30/2022.
- Small Business Size Standards (May 2022) (xlsx) - Small Business Size Standards effective 5/2/2022 – 7/13/2022.
- Small Business Size Standards (August 2019) (xlsx) - Small Business Size Standards effective 8/19/2019 – 5/1/2022.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2019) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2019.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2018) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2018.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2017) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2017.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2016) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2016.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2015) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2015.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2014) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2014.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2013) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2013.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2012) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2012.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2011) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2011.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2010) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2010.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2009) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2009.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2008) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2008.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2007) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2007.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2006) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2006.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2005) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2005.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2004) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2004.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2003) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2003.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2002) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2002.
- Small Business Size Standards (CFR Year 2001) (xlsx) - Historical Small Business Size Standards for CFR reference year 2001.
Additional information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Publisher | U.S. Small Business Administration |
| Program | Size Standards |
| Issue date | July 16, 2020 |
| Last modified | April 22, 2026 |
| Contact | SBA Office of Size Standards |
| License | U.S. Government Works |
| Landing Page | View Landing Page |
| Related documents | Related document on www.sba.gov |
| Topic | |
| Tags | |
| Identifier | SBA-GCBD-2014-08-001 |