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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 2015, at 1.11 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 7,699. The median was 127,894 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.84 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,105,227Italy
Lowest7,699Luxembourg
Median127,89427 EU countries
European Union (27)5,843,832History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 77,930 countBelgium: 136,451 countBulgaria: 137,970 countCyprus: 16,070 countCzechia: 241,572 countGermany: 602,117 countDenmark: 41,095 countEstonia: 16,088 countSpain: 725,880 countFinland: 43,695 countFrance: 717,265 countGreece: 253,168 countCroatia: 37,340 countHungary: 135,111 countIreland: 46,626 countItaly: 1,105,227 countLithuania: 61,054 countLuxembourg: 7,699 countLatvia: 28,580 countMalta: 8,845 countNetherlands: 246,561 countPoland: 499,700 countPortugal: 222,034 countRomania: 171,961 countSweden: 127,894 countSlovenia: 26,180 countSlovakia: 109,720 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

Italy: 1,105,227 countItaly1,105,227Spain: 725,880 countSpain725,880France: 717,265 countFrance717,265Germany: 602,117 countGermany602,117Poland: 499,700 countPoland499,700Greece: 253,168 countGreece253,168Netherlands: 246,561 countNetherlands246,561Czechia: 241,572 countCzechia241,572Portugal: 222,034 countPortugal222,034Romania: 171,961 countRomania171,961Bulgaria: 137,970 countBulgaria137,970Belgium: 136,451 countBelgium136,451Hungary: 135,111 countHungary135,111Sweden: 127,894 countSweden127,894Slovakia: 109,720 countSlovakia109,720Austria: 77,930 countAustria77,930Lithuania: 61,054 countLithuania61,054Ireland: 46,626 countIreland46,626Finland: 43,695 countFinland43,695Denmark: 41,095 countDenmark41,095Croatia: 37,340 countCroatia37,340Latvia: 28,580 countLatvia28,580Slovenia: 26,180 countSlovenia26,180Estonia: 16,088 countEstonia16,088Cyprus: 16,070 countCyprus16,070Malta: 8,845 countMalta8,845Luxembourg: 7,699 countLuxembourg7,699Italy: 1,105,227 countItaly1,105,227Spain: 725,880 countSpain725,880France: 717,265 countFrance717,265Germany: 602,117 countGermany602,117Poland: 499,700 countPoland499,700Greece: 253,168 countGreece253,168Netherlands: 246,561 countNetherlands246,561Czechia: 241,572 countCzechia241,572Portugal: 222,034 countPortugal222,034Romania: 171,961 countRomania171,961Bulgaria: 137,970 countBulgaria137,970Belgium: 136,451 countBelgium136,451Hungary: 135,111 countHungary135,111Sweden: 127,894 countSweden127,894Slovakia: 109,720 countSlovakia109,720Austria: 77,930 countAustria77,930Lithuania: 61,054 countLithuania61,054Ireland: 46,626 countIreland46,626Finland: 43,695 countFinland43,695Denmark: 41,095 countDenmark41,095Croatia: 37,340 countCroatia37,340Latvia: 28,580 countLatvia28,580Slovenia: 26,180 countSlovenia26,180Estonia: 16,088 countEstonia16,088Cyprus: 16,070 countCyprus16,070Malta: 8,845 countMalta8,845Luxembourg: 7,699 countLuxembourg7,699
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 countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1Italy1,105,227-1.6%
2Spain725,880+2.9%
3France Series break717,265-10.6%
4Germany602,117+1.5%
5Poland499,700+0.4%
6Greece253,168-5.6%
7Netherlands246,561+2.4%
8Czechia241,572-0.5%
9Portugal222,034+0.1%
10Romania171,961-2.4%
11Bulgaria137,970-0%
12Belgium136,451+0.6%
13Hungary135,111+1.7%
14Sweden127,894+0.1%
15Slovakia109,720-4.8%
16Austria77,930-0.2%
17Lithuania61,054+0.4%
18Ireland46,626+2.2%
19Finland43,695-1.5%
20Denmark41,095-2.2%
21Croatia37,340-1.4%
22Latvia28,580+3.9%
23Slovenia26,180+1.4%
24Estonia16,088+7.2%
25Cyprus16,070+1.3%
26Malta8,845-2.2%
27Luxembourg7,699-0.5%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015 [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=2015 (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 1.11 million in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 7,699 in 2015.

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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