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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 2016, at 1.11 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 7,570. The median was 127,781 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.94 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,105,396Italy
Lowest7,570Luxembourg
Median127,78127 EU countries
European Union (27)5,943,235History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 77,808 countBelgium: 127,781 countBulgaria: 140,524 countCyprus: 16,331 countCzechia: 240,599 countGermany: 588,705 countDenmark: 41,772 countEstonia: 16,351 countSpain: 796,049 countFinland: 42,661 countFrance: 760,007 countGreece: 255,534 countCroatia: 36,620 countHungary: 135,197 countIreland: 46,595 countItaly: 1,105,396 countLithuania: 59,639 countLuxembourg: 7,570 countLatvia: 28,991 countMalta: 9,348 countNetherlands: 250,117 countPoland: 502,029 countPortugal: 220,359 countRomania: 169,712 countSweden: 127,965 countSlovenia: 26,382 countSlovakia: 113,274 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

Italy: 1,105,396 countItaly1,105,396Spain: 796,049 countSpain796,049France: 760,007 countFrance760,007Germany: 588,705 countGermany588,705Poland: 502,029 countPoland502,029Greece: 255,534 countGreece255,534Netherlands: 250,117 countNetherlands250,117Czechia: 240,599 countCzechia240,599Portugal: 220,359 countPortugal220,359Romania: 169,712 countRomania169,712Bulgaria: 140,524 countBulgaria140,524Hungary: 135,197 countHungary135,197Sweden: 127,965 countSweden127,965Belgium: 127,781 countBelgium127,781Slovakia: 113,274 countSlovakia113,274Austria: 77,808 countAustria77,808Lithuania: 59,639 countLithuania59,639Ireland: 46,595 countIreland46,595Finland: 42,661 countFinland42,661Denmark: 41,772 countDenmark41,772Croatia: 36,620 countCroatia36,620Latvia: 28,991 countLatvia28,991Slovenia: 26,382 countSlovenia26,382Estonia: 16,351 countEstonia16,351Cyprus: 16,331 countCyprus16,331Malta: 9,348 countMalta9,348Luxembourg: 7,570 countLuxembourg7,570Italy: 1,105,396 countItaly1,105,396Spain: 796,049 countSpain796,049France: 760,007 countFrance760,007Germany: 588,705 countGermany588,705Poland: 502,029 countPoland502,029Greece: 255,534 countGreece255,534Netherlands: 250,117 countNetherlands250,117Czechia: 240,599 countCzechia240,599Portugal: 220,359 countPortugal220,359Romania: 169,712 countRomania169,712Bulgaria: 140,524 countBulgaria140,524Hungary: 135,197 countHungary135,197Sweden: 127,965 countSweden127,965Belgium: 127,781 countBelgium127,781Slovakia: 113,274 countSlovakia113,274Austria: 77,808 countAustria77,808Lithuania: 59,639 countLithuania59,639Ireland: 46,595 countIreland46,595Finland: 42,661 countFinland42,661Denmark: 41,772 countDenmark41,772Croatia: 36,620 countCroatia36,620Latvia: 28,991 countLatvia28,991Slovenia: 26,382 countSlovenia26,382Estonia: 16,351 countEstonia16,351Cyprus: 16,331 countCyprus16,331Malta: 9,348 countMalta9,348Luxembourg: 7,570 countLuxembourg7,570
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 countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1Italy1,105,3960%
2Spain796,049+9.7%
3France760,007+6%
4Germany588,705-2.2%
5Poland502,029+0.5%
6Greece255,534+0.9%
7Netherlands250,117+1.4%
8Czechia240,599-0.4%
9Portugal220,359-0.8%
10Romania169,712-1.3%
11Bulgaria140,524+1.9%
12Hungary135,197+0.1%
13Sweden127,965+0.1%
14Belgium127,781-6.4%
15Slovakia113,274+3.2%
16Austria77,808-0.2%
17Lithuania59,639-2.3%
18Ireland46,595-0.1%
19Finland42,661-2.4%
20Denmark41,772+1.6%
21Croatia36,620-1.9%
22Latvia28,991+1.4%
23Slovenia26,382+0.8%
24Estonia16,351+1.6%
25Cyprus16,331+1.6%
26Malta9,348+5.7%
27Luxembourg7,570-1.7%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016 [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=2016 (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 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 7,570 in 2016.

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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