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Enterprises in manufacturing in Italy

Enterprises in manufacturing in Italy was 347,845 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.3% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count347,845
Change on 2023-1.3%
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high459,7282008
Series low347,8452024

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Enterprises in manufacturing in Italy, 2008 to 2024

325K350K375K400K425K450K475K2008201120142017202020242008: 459,728 count2009: 439,112 count2010: 426,778 count2011: 425,481 count2012: 417,306 count2013: 407,344 count2014: 396,422 count2015: 389,317 count2016: 387,866 count2017: 383,585 count2018: 377,730 count2019: 365,968 count2020: 360,929 count2021: 359,238 count2022: 358,488 count2023: 352,446 count2024: 347,845 count300K350K400K450K500K2008201420242008: 459,728 count2009: 439,112 count2010: 426,778 count2011: 425,481 count2012: 417,306 count2013: 407,344 count2014: 396,422 count2015: 389,317 count2016: 387,866 count2017: 383,585 count2018: 377,730 count2019: 365,968 count2020: 360,929 count2021: 359,238 count2022: 358,488 count2023: 352,446 count2024: 347,845 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
2024347,845
2023352,446
2022358,488
2021359,238 Series break
2020360,929
2019365,968
2018377,730
2017383,585 Series break
2016387,866
2015389,317
2014396,422
2013407,344
2012417,306
2011425,481
2010426,778
2009439,112
2008459,728

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Italy347,845
European Union (27)2,180,638

Italy 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. Italy 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, Italy, 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, Italy, 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/italy. 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, Italy, 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/italy.

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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, Italy, 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/italy (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, Italy, 2008 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-manufacturing/italy. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the enterprises in manufacturing in Italy?

Enterprises in manufacturing in Italy was 347,845 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.3% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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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 Italy?

459,728 in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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