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Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in European Union (27)

Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in the European Union (27) was 5.79 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.7% from 2023.

2024, count5,788,765
Change on 2023-0.7%
Series high5,943,2352016
Series low5,686,1122020

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Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in European Union (27), 2011 to 2024

5.6M5.7M5.8M5.9M6M20112013201520172019202120242011: 5,891,867 count2012: 5,890,424 count2013: 5,863,719 count2014: 5,930,783 count2015: 5,843,832 count2016: 5,943,235 count2017: 5,765,980 count2018: 5,771,445 count2019: 5,718,891 count2020: 5,686,112 count2021: 5,861,349 count2022: 5,843,496 count2023: 5,828,200 count2024: 5,788,765 count5.6M5.7M5.8M5.9M6M2011201620242011: 5,891,867 count2012: 5,890,424 count2013: 5,863,719 count2014: 5,930,783 count2015: 5,843,832 count2016: 5,943,235 count2017: 5,765,980 count2018: 5,771,445 count2019: 5,718,891 count2020: 5,686,112 count2021: 5,861,349 count2022: 5,843,496 count2023: 5,828,200 count2024: 5,788,765 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 14 values
Periodcount
20245,788,765
20235,828,200
20225,843,496
20215,861,349 Series break
20205,686,112
20195,718,891
20185,771,445
20175,765,980
20165,943,235
20155,843,832
20145,930,783
20135,863,719
20125,890,424
20115,891,867

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Definition

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section G), 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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), 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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, European Union (27), 2011 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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, European Union (27), 2011 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-trade/european-union. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, European Union (27), 2011 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-trade/european-union.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, European Union (27), 2011 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprises-trade/european-union (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in the European Union (27) was 5.79 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.7% from 2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in European Union (27)?

5.94 million in 2016, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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