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EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services

Italy had the highest enterprises in accommodation and food services of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 313,207. Malta had the lowest, at 2,129. The median was 26,056 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.7 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest313,207Italy
Lowest2,129Malta
Median26,05627 EU countries
European Union (27)1,698,854History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 46,073 countBelgium: 48,024 countBulgaria: 26,056 countCyprus: 5,250 countCzechia: 58,866 countGermany: 204,068 countDenmark: 13,676 countEstonia: 2,392 countSpain: 275,473 countFinland: 11,767 countFrance: 261,444 countGreece: 89,491 countCroatia: 17,862 countHungary: 29,538 countIreland: 17,913 countItaly: 313,207 countLithuania: 5,074 countLuxembourg: 2,839 countLatvia: 3,492 countMalta: 2,129 countNetherlands: 52,580 countPoland: 48,050 countPortugal: 82,211 countRomania: 24,297 countSweden: 30,603 countSlovenia: 10,219 countSlovakia: 16,260 count
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  • 6,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 40K
  • 40K to 78K
  • 78K and over
count, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Italy: 313,207 countItaly313,207Spain: 275,473 countSpain275,473France: 261,444 countFrance261,444Germany: 204,068 countGermany204,068Greece: 89,491 countGreece89,491Portugal: 82,211 countPortugal82,211Czechia: 58,866 countCzechia58,866Netherlands: 52,580 countNetherlands52,580Poland: 48,050 countPoland48,050Belgium: 48,024 countBelgium48,024Austria: 46,073 countAustria46,073Sweden: 30,603 countSweden30,603Hungary: 29,538 countHungary29,538Bulgaria: 26,056 countBulgaria26,056Romania: 24,297 countRomania24,297Ireland: 17,913 countIreland17,913Croatia: 17,862 countCroatia17,862Slovakia: 16,260 countSlovakia16,260Denmark: 13,676 countDenmark13,676Finland: 11,767 countFinland11,767Slovenia: 10,219 countSlovenia10,219Cyprus: 5,250 countCyprus5,250Lithuania: 5,074 countLithuania5,074Latvia: 3,492 countLatvia3,492Luxembourg: 2,839 countLuxembourg2,839Estonia: 2,392 countEstonia2,392Malta: 2,129 countMalta2,129Italy: 313,207 countItaly313,207Spain: 275,473 countSpain275,473France: 261,444 countFrance261,444Germany: 204,068 countGermany204,068Greece: 89,491 countGreece89,491Portugal: 82,211 countPortugal82,211Czechia: 58,866 countCzechia58,866Netherlands: 52,580 countNetherlands52,580Poland: 48,050 countPoland48,050Belgium: 48,024 countBelgium48,024Austria: 46,073 countAustria46,073Sweden: 30,603 countSweden30,603Hungary: 29,538 countHungary29,538Bulgaria: 26,056 countBulgaria26,056Romania: 24,297 countRomania24,297Ireland: 17,913 countIreland17,913Croatia: 17,862 countCroatia17,862Slovakia: 16,260 countSlovakia16,260Denmark: 13,676 countDenmark13,676Finland: 11,767 countFinland11,767Slovenia: 10,219 countSlovenia10,219Cyprus: 5,250 countCyprus5,250Lithuania: 5,074 countLithuania5,074Latvia: 3,492 countLatvia3,492Luxembourg: 2,839 countLuxembourg2,839Estonia: 2,392 countEstonia2,392Malta: 2,129 countMalta2,129
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1Italy313,207+1.7%
2Spain275,473-1%
3France261,444+3.5%
4Germany204,068-6%
5Greece89,491-2.3%
6Portugal82,211-2%
7Czechia58,866-2.7%
8Netherlands52,580+12.6%
9Poland48,050-2.9%
10Belgium48,024-3.9%
11Austria46,073+3.5%
12Sweden30,603+1.9%
13Hungary29,538-6.1%
14Bulgaria26,056-1.8%
15Romania24,297+3.4%
16Ireland17,913+0.1%
17Croatia17,862+1.8%
18Slovakia16,260-0.6%
19Denmark13,676-0.5%
20Finland Series break11,767-0.2%
21Slovenia10,219+19.9%
22Cyprus5,250+0.5%
23Lithuania5,074+11.9%
24Latvia3,492+3.2%
25Luxembourg2,839+2.2%
26Estonia2,392+10.7%
27Malta2,129+2.6%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in accommodation and food services (NACE Rev.

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2013. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-accommodation-food/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-accommodation-food/eu-countries?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in accommodation and food services, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-accommodation-food/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in accommodation and food services?

Italy, with 313,207 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in accommodation and food services?

Malta, with 2,129 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Accommodation and food services (NACE Rev. 2 section I), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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