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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 2018, at 1.08 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 7,638. The median was 113,177 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.77 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,080,739Italy
Lowest7,638Luxembourg
Median113,17727 EU countries
European Union (27)5,771,445History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 75,771 countBelgium: 141,124 countBulgaria: 141,512 countCyprus: 16,964 countCzechia: 225,257 countGermany: 582,198 countDenmark: 41,205 countEstonia: 16,813 countSpain: 744,063 countFinland: 40,299 countFrance: 680,926 countGreece: 227,505 countCroatia: 35,215 countHungary: 134,240 countIreland: 47,789 countItaly: 1,080,739 countLithuania: 57,955 countLuxembourg: 7,638 countLatvia: 26,832 countMalta: 8,837 countNetherlands: 254,395 countPoland: 544,769 countPortugal: 217,831 countRomania: 172,691 countSweden: 113,177 countSlovenia: 26,148 countSlovakia: 109,243 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

Italy: 1,080,739 countItaly1,080,739Spain: 744,063 countSpain744,063France: 680,926 countFrance680,926Germany: 582,198 countGermany582,198Poland: 544,769 countPoland544,769Netherlands: 254,395 countNetherlands254,395Greece: 227,505 countGreece227,505Czechia: 225,257 countCzechia225,257Portugal: 217,831 countPortugal217,831Romania: 172,691 countRomania172,691Bulgaria: 141,512 countBulgaria141,512Belgium: 141,124 countBelgium141,124Hungary: 134,240 countHungary134,240Sweden: 113,177 countSweden113,177Slovakia: 109,243 countSlovakia109,243Austria: 75,771 countAustria75,771Lithuania: 57,955 countLithuania57,955Ireland: 47,789 countIreland47,789Denmark: 41,205 countDenmark41,205Finland: 40,299 countFinland40,299Croatia: 35,215 countCroatia35,215Latvia: 26,832 countLatvia26,832Slovenia: 26,148 countSlovenia26,148Cyprus: 16,964 countCyprus16,964Estonia: 16,813 countEstonia16,813Malta: 8,837 countMalta8,837Luxembourg: 7,638 countLuxembourg7,638Italy: 1,080,739 countItaly1,080,739Spain: 744,063 countSpain744,063France: 680,926 countFrance680,926Germany: 582,198 countGermany582,198Poland: 544,769 countPoland544,769Netherlands: 254,395 countNetherlands254,395Greece: 227,505 countGreece227,505Czechia: 225,257 countCzechia225,257Portugal: 217,831 countPortugal217,831Romania: 172,691 countRomania172,691Bulgaria: 141,512 countBulgaria141,512Belgium: 141,124 countBelgium141,124Hungary: 134,240 countHungary134,240Sweden: 113,177 countSweden113,177Slovakia: 109,243 countSlovakia109,243Austria: 75,771 countAustria75,771Lithuania: 57,955 countLithuania57,955Ireland: 47,789 countIreland47,789Denmark: 41,205 countDenmark41,205Finland: 40,299 countFinland40,299Croatia: 35,215 countCroatia35,215Latvia: 26,832 countLatvia26,832Slovenia: 26,148 countSlovenia26,148Cyprus: 16,964 countCyprus16,964Estonia: 16,813 countEstonia16,813Malta: 8,837 countMalta8,837Luxembourg: 7,638 countLuxembourg7,638
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 countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Italy1,080,739-2.1%
2Spain Series break744,063-2.4%
3France680,926+3.9%
4Germany Series break582,198-1.5%
5Poland Series break544,769+9.2%
6Netherlands254,395+2%
7Greece Series break227,505-1.9%
8Czechia225,257-1.2%
9Portugal217,831-0.6%
10Romania Series break172,691+0.1%
11Bulgaria Series break141,512+0.3%
12Belgium Series break141,124+9.2%
13Hungary Series break134,240+0.6%
14Sweden Series break113,177-11.1%
15Slovakia109,243-2.5%
16Austria Series break75,771-4.5%
17Lithuania Series break57,955-1.1%
18Ireland47,789-1.7%
19Denmark41,205-1.9%
20Finland40,299-3.7%
21Croatia35,215-1%
22Latvia26,832-3%
23Slovenia26,148-0.9%
24Cyprus16,964+2%
25Estonia Series break16,813-1.4%
26Malta8,837-3.1%
27Luxembourg7,638-0.4%

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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, 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), 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, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2018. 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, 2018 [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=2018 (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 1.08 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 7,638 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), 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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