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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 2014, at 1.12 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 7,737. The median was 127,747 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.93 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,123,134Italy
Lowest7,737Luxembourg
Median127,74727 EU countries
European Union (27)5,930,783History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 78,084 countBelgium: 135,675 countBulgaria: 137,975 countCyprus: 15,869 countCzechia: 242,804 countGermany: 593,508 countDenmark: 42,037 countEstonia: 15,008 countSpain: 705,301 countFinland: 44,342 countFrance: 802,304 countGreece: 268,189 countCroatia: 37,886 countHungary: 132,804 countIreland: 45,618 countItaly: 1,123,134 countLithuania: 60,825 countLuxembourg: 7,737 countLatvia: 27,502 countMalta: 9,040 countNetherlands: 240,667 countPoland: 497,562 countPortugal: 221,846 countRomania: 176,206 countSweden: 127,747 countSlovenia: 25,823 countSlovakia: 115,290 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Italy: 1,123,134 countItaly1,123,134France: 802,304 countFrance802,304Spain: 705,301 countSpain705,301Germany: 593,508 countGermany593,508Poland: 497,562 countPoland497,562Greece: 268,189 countGreece268,189Czechia: 242,804 countCzechia242,804Netherlands: 240,667 countNetherlands240,667Portugal: 221,846 countPortugal221,846Romania: 176,206 countRomania176,206Bulgaria: 137,975 countBulgaria137,975Belgium: 135,675 countBelgium135,675Hungary: 132,804 countHungary132,804Sweden: 127,747 countSweden127,747Slovakia: 115,290 countSlovakia115,290Austria: 78,084 countAustria78,084Lithuania: 60,825 countLithuania60,825Ireland: 45,618 countIreland45,618Finland: 44,342 countFinland44,342Denmark: 42,037 countDenmark42,037Croatia: 37,886 countCroatia37,886Latvia: 27,502 countLatvia27,502Slovenia: 25,823 countSlovenia25,823Cyprus: 15,869 countCyprus15,869Estonia: 15,008 countEstonia15,008Malta: 9,040 countMalta9,040Luxembourg: 7,737 countLuxembourg7,737Italy: 1,123,134 countItaly1,123,134France: 802,304 countFrance802,304Spain: 705,301 countSpain705,301Germany: 593,508 countGermany593,508Poland: 497,562 countPoland497,562Greece: 268,189 countGreece268,189Czechia: 242,804 countCzechia242,804Netherlands: 240,667 countNetherlands240,667Portugal: 221,846 countPortugal221,846Romania: 176,206 countRomania176,206Bulgaria: 137,975 countBulgaria137,975Belgium: 135,675 countBelgium135,675Hungary: 132,804 countHungary132,804Sweden: 127,747 countSweden127,747Slovakia: 115,290 countSlovakia115,290Austria: 78,084 countAustria78,084Lithuania: 60,825 countLithuania60,825Ireland: 45,618 countIreland45,618Finland: 44,342 countFinland44,342Denmark: 42,037 countDenmark42,037Croatia: 37,886 countCroatia37,886Latvia: 27,502 countLatvia27,502Slovenia: 25,823 countSlovenia25,823Cyprus: 15,869 countCyprus15,869Estonia: 15,008 countEstonia15,008Malta: 9,040 countMalta9,040Luxembourg: 7,737 countLuxembourg7,737
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 countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1Italy1,123,134-2.6%
2France Series break802,304+6.5%
3Spain705,301-2.4%
4Germany593,508+7.3%
5Poland497,5620%
6Greece268,189+6.7%
7Czechia242,804-0.8%
8Netherlands240,667+0.7%
9Portugal221,846-2.1%
10Romania176,206+2.9%
11Bulgaria137,975+0.6%
12Belgium135,675+2%
13Hungary132,804-0%
14Sweden127,747+0.6%
15Slovakia115,290+1.2%
16Austria78,084+3%
17Lithuania60,825+6.9%
18Ireland45,618-3.1%
19Finland44,342-2.6%
20Denmark42,037-1.6%
21Croatia37,886-0.5%
22Latvia27,502+1.4%
23Slovenia25,823+0.5%
24Cyprus15,869-1%
25Estonia15,008+0.2%
26Malta9,040+0.5%
27Luxembourg7,737+0.5%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014 [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=2014 (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 1.12 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 7,737 in 2014.

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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