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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 2017, at 334,644. Malta had the lowest, at 2,456. The median was 27,096 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.85 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest334,644Italy
Lowest2,456Malta
Median27,09627 EU countries
European Union (27)1,850,461History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 48,174 countBelgium: 49,866 countBulgaria: 27,096 countCyprus: 5,751 countCzechia: 58,085 countGermany: 234,948 countDenmark: 14,528 countEstonia: 3,070 countSpain: 298,035 countFinland: 12,058 countFrance: 256,501 countGreece: 110,834 countCroatia: 19,911 countHungary: 30,013 countIreland: 19,205 countItaly: 334,644 countLithuania: 6,919 countLuxembourg: 2,821 countLatvia: 4,074 countMalta: 2,456 countNetherlands: 59,955 countPoland: 57,024 countPortugal: 104,826 countRomania: 26,413 countSweden: 33,482 countSlovenia: 11,429 countSlovakia: 18,425 count
  • Under 8,000
  • 8,000 to 19K
  • 19K to 42K
  • 42K to 96K
  • 96K and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

Italy: 334,644 countItaly334,644Spain: 298,035 countSpain298,035France: 256,501 countFrance256,501Germany: 234,948 countGermany234,948Greece: 110,834 countGreece110,834Portugal: 104,826 countPortugal104,826Netherlands: 59,955 countNetherlands59,955Czechia: 58,085 countCzechia58,085Poland: 57,024 countPoland57,024Belgium: 49,866 countBelgium49,866Austria: 48,174 countAustria48,174Sweden: 33,482 countSweden33,482Hungary: 30,013 countHungary30,013Bulgaria: 27,096 countBulgaria27,096Romania: 26,413 countRomania26,413Croatia: 19,911 countCroatia19,911Ireland: 19,205 countIreland19,205Slovakia: 18,425 countSlovakia18,425Denmark: 14,528 countDenmark14,528Finland: 12,058 countFinland12,058Slovenia: 11,429 countSlovenia11,429Lithuania: 6,919 countLithuania6,919Cyprus: 5,751 countCyprus5,751Latvia: 4,074 countLatvia4,074Estonia: 3,070 countEstonia3,070Luxembourg: 2,821 countLuxembourg2,821Malta: 2,456 countMalta2,456Italy: 334,644 countItaly334,644Spain: 298,035 countSpain298,035France: 256,501 countFrance256,501Germany: 234,948 countGermany234,948Greece: 110,834 countGreece110,834Portugal: 104,826 countPortugal104,826Netherlands: 59,955 countNetherlands59,955Czechia: 58,085 countCzechia58,085Poland: 57,024 countPoland57,024Belgium: 49,866 countBelgium49,866Austria: 48,174 countAustria48,174Sweden: 33,482 countSweden33,482Hungary: 30,013 countHungary30,013Bulgaria: 27,096 countBulgaria27,096Romania: 26,413 countRomania26,413Croatia: 19,911 countCroatia19,911Ireland: 19,205 countIreland19,205Slovakia: 18,425 countSlovakia18,425Denmark: 14,528 countDenmark14,528Finland: 12,058 countFinland12,058Slovenia: 11,429 countSlovenia11,429Lithuania: 6,919 countLithuania6,919Cyprus: 5,751 countCyprus5,751Latvia: 4,074 countLatvia4,074Estonia: 3,070 countEstonia3,070Luxembourg: 2,821 countLuxembourg2,821Malta: 2,456 countMalta2,456
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 countries2017
count		Change on 2016
1Italy Series break334,644+3.4%
2Spain298,035-2.9%
3France Series break256,501-5.3%
4Germany234,948+2.1%
5Greece110,834-6.1%
6Portugal104,826+7.4%
7Netherlands59,955+3.2%
8Czechia58,085-3.4%
9Poland57,024+4%
10Belgium49,866+1.2%
11Austria48,174+1.5%
12Sweden33,482+2.4%
13Hungary30,013+0.1%
14Bulgaria27,096+0.2%
15Romania26,413+3.1%
16Croatia19,911-0%
17Ireland19,205+4.5%
18Slovakia18,425+2.1%
19Denmark14,528+3.1%
20Finland Series break12,058+0.1%
21Slovenia11,429+2.7%
22Lithuania6,919+15.6%
23Cyprus5,751+1.3%
24Latvia4,074-0.4%
25Estonia3,070+9.7%
26Luxembourg2,821+0.5%
27Malta2,456+1.1%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 334,644 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 2,456 in 2017.

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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