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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 2018, at 337,140. Malta had the lowest, at 2,591. The median was 27,175 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.86 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest337,140Italy
Lowest2,591Malta
Median27,17527 EU countries
European Union (27)1,863,325History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 46,724 countBelgium: 51,249 countBulgaria: 27,082 countCyprus: 5,827 countCzechia: 58,840 countGermany: 234,532 countDenmark: 14,582 countEstonia: 3,188 countSpain: 287,273 countFinland: 12,012 countFrance: 258,278 countGreece: 107,678 countCroatia: 20,592 countHungary: 30,624 countIreland: 19,172 countItaly: 337,140 countLithuania: 7,123 countLuxembourg: 2,743 countLatvia: 4,128 countMalta: 2,591 countNetherlands: 62,773 countPoland: 67,601 countPortugal: 113,191 countRomania: 27,175 countSweden: 30,036 countSlovenia: 12,232 countSlovakia: 18,798 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

Italy: 337,140 countItaly337,140Spain: 287,273 countSpain287,273France: 258,278 countFrance258,278Germany: 234,532 countGermany234,532Portugal: 113,191 countPortugal113,191Greece: 107,678 countGreece107,678Poland: 67,601 countPoland67,601Netherlands: 62,773 countNetherlands62,773Czechia: 58,840 countCzechia58,840Belgium: 51,249 countBelgium51,249Austria: 46,724 countAustria46,724Hungary: 30,624 countHungary30,624Sweden: 30,036 countSweden30,036Romania: 27,175 countRomania27,175Bulgaria: 27,082 countBulgaria27,082Croatia: 20,592 countCroatia20,592Ireland: 19,172 countIreland19,172Slovakia: 18,798 countSlovakia18,798Denmark: 14,582 countDenmark14,582Slovenia: 12,232 countSlovenia12,232Finland: 12,012 countFinland12,012Lithuania: 7,123 countLithuania7,123Cyprus: 5,827 countCyprus5,827Latvia: 4,128 countLatvia4,128Estonia: 3,188 countEstonia3,188Luxembourg: 2,743 countLuxembourg2,743Malta: 2,591 countMalta2,591Italy: 337,140 countItaly337,140Spain: 287,273 countSpain287,273France: 258,278 countFrance258,278Germany: 234,532 countGermany234,532Portugal: 113,191 countPortugal113,191Greece: 107,678 countGreece107,678Poland: 67,601 countPoland67,601Netherlands: 62,773 countNetherlands62,773Czechia: 58,840 countCzechia58,840Belgium: 51,249 countBelgium51,249Austria: 46,724 countAustria46,724Hungary: 30,624 countHungary30,624Sweden: 30,036 countSweden30,036Romania: 27,175 countRomania27,175Bulgaria: 27,082 countBulgaria27,082Croatia: 20,592 countCroatia20,592Ireland: 19,172 countIreland19,172Slovakia: 18,798 countSlovakia18,798Denmark: 14,582 countDenmark14,582Slovenia: 12,232 countSlovenia12,232Finland: 12,012 countFinland12,012Lithuania: 7,123 countLithuania7,123Cyprus: 5,827 countCyprus5,827Latvia: 4,128 countLatvia4,128Estonia: 3,188 countEstonia3,188Luxembourg: 2,743 countLuxembourg2,743Malta: 2,591 countMalta2,591
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 countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Italy337,140+0.7%
2Spain Series break287,273-3.6%
3France258,278+0.7%
4Germany Series break234,532-0.2%
5Portugal113,191+8%
6Greece Series break107,678-2.8%
7Poland Series break67,601+18.5%
8Netherlands62,773+4.7%
9Czechia58,840+1.3%
10Belgium Series break51,249+2.8%
11Austria Series break46,724-3%
12Hungary Series break30,624+2%
13Sweden Series break30,036-10.3%
14Romania Series break27,175+2.9%
15Bulgaria Series break27,082-0.1%
16Croatia20,592+3.4%
17Ireland19,172-0.2%
18Slovakia18,798+2%
19Denmark14,582+0.4%
20Slovenia12,232+7%
21Finland12,012-0.4%
22Lithuania Series break7,123+2.9%
23Cyprus5,827+1.3%
24Latvia4,128+1.3%
25Estonia Series break3,188+3.8%
26Luxembourg2,743-2.8%
27Malta2,591+5.5%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Italy, with 337,140 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 2,591 in 2018.

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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