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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 2020, at 1.04 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 7,640. The median was 113,084 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.69 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,043,209Italy
Lowest7,640Luxembourg
Median113,08427 EU countries
European Union (27)5,686,112History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 76,938 countBelgium: 144,610 countBulgaria: 138,125 countCyprus: 16,895 countCzechia: 224,407 countGermany: 542,120 countDenmark: 40,496 countEstonia: 18,359 countSpain: 725,581 countFinland: 39,580 countFrance: 697,283 countGreece: 221,763 countCroatia: 35,393 countHungary: 137,046 countIreland: 46,792 countItaly: 1,043,209 countLithuania: 56,007 countLuxembourg: 7,640 countLatvia: 25,272 countMalta: 8,297 countNetherlands: 278,018 countPoland: 530,930 countPortugal: 215,033 countRomania: 174,754 countSweden: 113,084 countSlovenia: 25,787 countSlovakia: 102,841 count
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count, 2020. 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, 2020

Italy: 1,043,209 countItaly1,043,209Spain: 725,581 countSpain725,581France: 697,283 countFrance697,283Germany: 542,120 countGermany542,120Poland: 530,930 countPoland530,930Netherlands: 278,018 countNetherlands278,018Czechia: 224,407 countCzechia224,407Greece: 221,763 countGreece221,763Portugal: 215,033 countPortugal215,033Romania: 174,754 countRomania174,754Belgium: 144,610 countBelgium144,610Bulgaria: 138,125 countBulgaria138,125Hungary: 137,046 countHungary137,046Sweden: 113,084 countSweden113,084Slovakia: 102,841 countSlovakia102,841Austria: 76,938 countAustria76,938Lithuania: 56,007 countLithuania56,007Ireland: 46,792 countIreland46,792Denmark: 40,496 countDenmark40,496Finland: 39,580 countFinland39,580Croatia: 35,393 countCroatia35,393Slovenia: 25,787 countSlovenia25,787Latvia: 25,272 countLatvia25,272Estonia: 18,359 countEstonia18,359Cyprus: 16,895 countCyprus16,895Malta: 8,297 countMalta8,297Luxembourg: 7,640 countLuxembourg7,640Italy: 1,043,209 countItaly1,043,209Spain: 725,581 countSpain725,581France: 697,283 countFrance697,283Germany: 542,120 countGermany542,120Poland: 530,930 countPoland530,930Netherlands: 278,018 countNetherlands278,018Czechia: 224,407 countCzechia224,407Greece: 221,763 countGreece221,763Portugal: 215,033 countPortugal215,033Romania: 174,754 countRomania174,754Belgium: 144,610 countBelgium144,610Bulgaria: 138,125 countBulgaria138,125Hungary: 137,046 countHungary137,046Sweden: 113,084 countSweden113,084Slovakia: 102,841 countSlovakia102,841Austria: 76,938 countAustria76,938Lithuania: 56,007 countLithuania56,007Ireland: 46,792 countIreland46,792Denmark: 40,496 countDenmark40,496Finland: 39,580 countFinland39,580Croatia: 35,393 countCroatia35,393Slovenia: 25,787 countSlovenia25,787Latvia: 25,272 countLatvia25,272Estonia: 18,359 countEstonia18,359Cyprus: 16,895 countCyprus16,895Malta: 8,297 countMalta8,297Luxembourg: 7,640 countLuxembourg7,640
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 countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1Italy1,043,209-1.4%
2Spain725,581-1.9%
3France697,283+3.3%
4Germany542,120-5.7%
5Poland530,930-1.5%
6Netherlands278,018+5.8%
7Czechia224,407-0.5%
8Greece221,763-2.3%
9Portugal215,033-1.6%
10Romania174,754+2%
11Belgium144,610+12.7%
12Bulgaria138,125-2.9%
13Hungary137,046+0.5%
14Sweden113,084+0.8%
15Slovakia102,841-2.4%
16Austria76,938-1%
17Lithuania56,007-3%
18Ireland46,7920%
19Denmark40,496-0.7%
20Finland39,580-0.9%
21Croatia35,393-4.1%
22Slovenia25,787-1%
23Latvia25,272-3.1%
24Estonia18,359+5.1%
25Cyprus16,895-1%
26Malta8,297-3.9%
27Luxembourg7,640-1.3%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020 [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=2020 (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 1.04 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 7,640 in 2020.

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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