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Enterprises in manufacturing in Germany

Enterprises in manufacturing in Germany was 198,560 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.3% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count198,560
Change on 2023-1.3%
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high220,6082020
Series low179,8342009

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Enterprises in manufacturing in Germany, 2008 to 2024

170K180K190K200K210K220K230K2008201120142017202020242008: 195,439 count2009: 179,834 count2010: 209,370 count2011: 207,847 count2012: 203,664 count2013: 202,824 count2014: 212,602 count2015: 205,028 count2016: 201,826 count2017: 190,541 count2018: 206,043 count2019: 212,550 count2020: 220,608 count2021: 206,391 count2022: 204,554 count2023: 201,177 count2024: 198,560 count160K180K200K220K240K2008201420242008: 195,439 count2009: 179,834 count2010: 209,370 count2011: 207,847 count2012: 203,664 count2013: 202,824 count2014: 212,602 count2015: 205,028 count2016: 201,826 count2017: 190,541 count2018: 206,043 count2019: 212,550 count2020: 220,608 count2021: 206,391 count2022: 204,554 count2023: 201,177 count2024: 198,560 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodcount
2024198,560
2023201,177
2022204,554
2021206,391 Series break
2020220,608
2019212,550
2018206,043 Series break
2017190,541
2016201,826
2015205,028
2014212,602
2013202,824
2012203,664
2011207,847
2010209,370
2009179,834
2008195,439

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Germany198,560
European Union (27)2,180,638

Germany compared with nearby places

Austria: 34,351 countBelgium: 37,583 countBulgaria: 29,510 countCyprus: 5,033 countCzechia: 193,224 countGermany: 198,560 countDenmark: 15,256 countEstonia: 9,589 countSpain: 164,278 countFinland: 29,230 countFrance: 279,540 countGreece: 57,239 countCroatia: 25,228 countHungary: 55,898 countIreland: 19,617 countItaly: 347,845 countLithuania: 25,491 countLuxembourg: 847 countLatvia: 11,549 countMalta: 3,121 countNetherlands: 92,488 countPoland: 241,804 countPortugal: 69,876 countRomania: 76,284 countSweden: 45,810 countSlovenia: 21,501 countSlovakia: 89,886 count
  • Under 16K
  • 16K to 29K
  • 29K to 57K
  • 57K to 150K
  • 150K and over
Enterprises in manufacturing, 2024, count. Germany is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in manufacturing (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section C), 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).

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

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Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/germany.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs\_ovw\_act): Enterprises in manufacturing, Germany, 2008 to 2024}},
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What is the enterprises in manufacturing in Germany?

Enterprises in manufacturing in Germany was 198,560 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.3% 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, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprises in manufacturing in Germany?

220,608 in 2020, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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