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Enterprises in information and communication in Germany

Enterprises in information and communication in Germany was 133,980 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.2% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count133,980
Change on 2023+1.2%
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high133,9802024
Series low83,5932009

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Enterprises in information and communication in Germany, 2008 to 2024

80K100K120K140K2008201120142017202020242008: 84,064 count2009: 83,593 count2010: 85,987 count2011: 92,869 count2012: 94,541 count2013: 99,314 count2014: 114,870 count2015: 120,857 count2016: 123,523 count2017: 132,769 count2018: 130,010 count2019: 127,191 count2020: 120,459 count2021: 129,086 count2022: 130,517 count2023: 132,332 count2024: 133,980 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodcount
2024133,980
2023132,332
2022130,517
2021129,086 Series break
2020120,459
2019127,191
2018130,010 Series break
2017132,769
2016123,523
2015120,857
2014114,870
201399,314
201294,541
201192,869
201085,987
200983,593
200884,064

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Germany133,980
European Union (27)1,544,575

Rankings

Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), from Eurostat structural business statistics. An enterprise is the smallest combination of legal units that produces goods or services with some autonomy in its decisions; one enterprise can have several local units.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in information and communication, Germany, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in information and communication, Germany, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-information-communication/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in information and communication, Germany, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-information-communication/germany.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in information and communication, Germany, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-information-communication/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Enterprises in information and communication, Germany, 2008 to 2024}},
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What is the enterprises in information and communication in Germany?

Enterprises in information and communication in Germany was 133,980 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.2% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprises in information and communication in Germany?

133,980 in 2024, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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