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Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Germany

Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Germany was 536,665 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.1% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count536,665
Change on 2023-1.1%
Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high602,1172015
Series low453,5922008

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Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Germany, 2008 to 2024

450K500K550K600K650K2008201120142017202020242008: 453,592 count2009: 577,051 count2010: 566,481 count2011: 581,786 count2012: 577,924 count2013: 553,300 count2014: 593,508 count2015: 602,117 count2016: 588,705 count2017: 590,992 count2018: 582,198 count2019: 574,827 count2020: 542,120 count2021: 537,821 count2022: 537,521 count2023: 542,802 count2024: 536,665 count450K500K550K600K650K2008201420242008: 453,592 count2009: 577,051 count2010: 566,481 count2011: 581,786 count2012: 577,924 count2013: 553,300 count2014: 593,508 count2015: 602,117 count2016: 588,705 count2017: 590,992 count2018: 582,198 count2019: 574,827 count2020: 542,120 count2021: 537,821 count2022: 537,521 count2023: 542,802 count2024: 536,665 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 17 values
Periodcount
2024536,665
2023542,802
2022537,521
2021537,821 Series break
2020542,120
2019574,827
2018582,198 Series break
2017590,992
2016588,705
2015602,117
2014593,508
2013553,300
2012577,924
2011581,786
2010566,481
2009577,051
2008453,592

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Germany536,665
European Union (27)5,788,765

Germany compared with nearby places

Austria: 93,575 countBelgium: 140,874 countBulgaria: 135,930 countCyprus: 16,302 countCzechia: 222,767 countGermany: 536,665 countDenmark: 39,520 countEstonia: 22,492 countSpain: 687,920 countFinland: 54,344 countFrance: 749,018 countGreece: 220,379 countCroatia: 35,832 countHungary: 142,035 countIreland: 49,299 countItaly: 969,519 countLithuania: 60,062 countLuxembourg: 7,736 countLatvia: 23,752 countMalta: 9,879 countNetherlands: 323,917 countPoland: 519,161 countPortugal: 218,801 countRomania: 266,516 countSweden: 113,155 countSlovenia: 25,926 countSlovakia: 103,389 count
  • Under 28K
  • 28K to 73K
  • 73K to 140K
  • 140K to 310K
  • 310K and over
Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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 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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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, 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, 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, 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-trade/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 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-trade/germany.

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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, 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-trade/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Germany?

Enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Germany was 536,665 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 1.1% from 2023. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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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 Germany?

602,117 in 2015, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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

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