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EU countries by enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles

Italy had the highest enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 1.15 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 7,696. The median was 127,047 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.86 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,153,640Italy
Lowest7,696Luxembourg
Median127,04727 EU countries
European Union (27)5,863,719History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 75,817 countBelgium: 132,962 countBulgaria: 137,184 countCyprus: 16,024 countCzechia: 244,747 countGermany: 553,300 countDenmark: 42,724 countEstonia: 14,978 countSpain: 722,586 countFinland: 45,547 countFrance: 753,028 countGreece: 251,413 countCroatia: 38,092 countHungary: 132,849 countIreland: 47,061 countItaly: 1,153,640 countLithuania: 56,881 countLuxembourg: 7,696 countLatvia: 27,134 countMalta: 8,999 countNetherlands: 238,912 countPoland: 497,549 countPortugal: 226,644 countRomania: 171,259 countSweden: 127,047 countSlovenia: 25,705 countSlovakia: 113,939 count
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count, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Italy: 1,153,640 countItaly1,153,640France: 753,028 countFrance753,028Spain: 722,586 countSpain722,586Germany: 553,300 countGermany553,300Poland: 497,549 countPoland497,549Greece: 251,413 countGreece251,413Czechia: 244,747 countCzechia244,747Netherlands: 238,912 countNetherlands238,912Portugal: 226,644 countPortugal226,644Romania: 171,259 countRomania171,259Bulgaria: 137,184 countBulgaria137,184Belgium: 132,962 countBelgium132,962Hungary: 132,849 countHungary132,849Sweden: 127,047 countSweden127,047Slovakia: 113,939 countSlovakia113,939Austria: 75,817 countAustria75,817Lithuania: 56,881 countLithuania56,881Ireland: 47,061 countIreland47,061Finland: 45,547 countFinland45,547Denmark: 42,724 countDenmark42,724Croatia: 38,092 countCroatia38,092Latvia: 27,134 countLatvia27,134Slovenia: 25,705 countSlovenia25,705Cyprus: 16,024 countCyprus16,024Estonia: 14,978 countEstonia14,978Malta: 8,999 countMalta8,999Luxembourg: 7,696 countLuxembourg7,696Italy: 1,153,640 countItaly1,153,640France: 753,028 countFrance753,028Spain: 722,586 countSpain722,586Germany: 553,300 countGermany553,300Poland: 497,549 countPoland497,549Greece: 251,413 countGreece251,413Czechia: 244,747 countCzechia244,747Netherlands: 238,912 countNetherlands238,912Portugal: 226,644 countPortugal226,644Romania: 171,259 countRomania171,259Bulgaria: 137,184 countBulgaria137,184Belgium: 132,962 countBelgium132,962Hungary: 132,849 countHungary132,849Sweden: 127,047 countSweden127,047Slovakia: 113,939 countSlovakia113,939Austria: 75,817 countAustria75,817Lithuania: 56,881 countLithuania56,881Ireland: 47,061 countIreland47,061Finland: 45,547 countFinland45,547Denmark: 42,724 countDenmark42,724Croatia: 38,092 countCroatia38,092Latvia: 27,134 countLatvia27,134Slovenia: 25,705 countSlovenia25,705Cyprus: 16,024 countCyprus16,024Estonia: 14,978 countEstonia14,978Malta: 8,999 countMalta8,999Luxembourg: 7,696 countLuxembourg7,696
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1Italy1,153,640-0.8%
2France753,028+6%
3Spain722,586-1.8%
4Germany553,300-4.3%
5Poland497,549-3.1%
6Greece251,413-3.4%
7Czechia244,747-1.4%
8Netherlands238,912+17.6%
9Portugal226,644-2.6%
10Romania171,259+0.9%
11Bulgaria137,184-1.1%
12Belgium132,962-10.3%
13Hungary132,849-3.2%
14Sweden127,047-1.4%
15Slovakia113,939-2.6%
16Austria75,817+1.5%
17Lithuania56,881+4.3%
18Ireland47,061-1%
19Finland Series break45,547-1.1%
20Denmark42,724-2.8%
21Croatia38,092-4.6%
22Latvia27,134+2.9%
23Slovenia25,705+1.7%
24Cyprus16,024-4.2%
25Estonia14,978+5.6%
26Malta8,999-2.8%
27Luxembourg7,696+4%

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About this ranking

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).

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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Italy, with 1.15 million in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Luxembourg, with 7,696 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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