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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 2021, at 1.03 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 8,128. The median was 116,012 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.86 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,033,914Italy
Lowest8,128Luxembourg
Median116,01227 EU countries
European Union (27)5,861,349History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 93,181 countBelgium: 143,984 countBulgaria: 132,706 countCyprus: 17,013 countCzechia: 226,919 countGermany: 537,821 countDenmark: 40,742 countEstonia: 20,264 countSpain: 729,343 countFinland: 55,550 countFrance: 714,642 countGreece: 223,885 countCroatia: 35,754 countHungary: 146,028 countIreland: 48,394 countItaly: 1,033,914 countLithuania: 56,982 countLuxembourg: 8,128 countLatvia: 24,556 countMalta: 9,788 countNetherlands: 290,093 countPoland: 543,191 countPortugal: 215,720 countRomania: 270,508 countSweden: 116,012 countSlovenia: 25,660 countSlovakia: 100,571 count
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count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Italy: 1,033,914 countItaly1,033,914Spain: 729,343 countSpain729,343France: 714,642 countFrance714,642Poland: 543,191 countPoland543,191Germany: 537,821 countGermany537,821Netherlands: 290,093 countNetherlands290,093Romania: 270,508 countRomania270,508Czechia: 226,919 countCzechia226,919Greece: 223,885 countGreece223,885Portugal: 215,720 countPortugal215,720Hungary: 146,028 countHungary146,028Belgium: 143,984 countBelgium143,984Bulgaria: 132,706 countBulgaria132,706Sweden: 116,012 countSweden116,012Slovakia: 100,571 countSlovakia100,571Austria: 93,181 countAustria93,181Lithuania: 56,982 countLithuania56,982Finland: 55,550 countFinland55,550Ireland: 48,394 countIreland48,394Denmark: 40,742 countDenmark40,742Croatia: 35,754 countCroatia35,754Slovenia: 25,660 countSlovenia25,660Latvia: 24,556 countLatvia24,556Estonia: 20,264 countEstonia20,264Cyprus: 17,013 countCyprus17,013Malta: 9,788 countMalta9,788Luxembourg: 8,128 countLuxembourg8,128Italy: 1,033,914 countItaly1,033,914Spain: 729,343 countSpain729,343France: 714,642 countFrance714,642Poland: 543,191 countPoland543,191Germany: 537,821 countGermany537,821Netherlands: 290,093 countNetherlands290,093Romania: 270,508 countRomania270,508Czechia: 226,919 countCzechia226,919Greece: 223,885 countGreece223,885Portugal: 215,720 countPortugal215,720Hungary: 146,028 countHungary146,028Belgium: 143,984 countBelgium143,984Bulgaria: 132,706 countBulgaria132,706Sweden: 116,012 countSweden116,012Slovakia: 100,571 countSlovakia100,571Austria: 93,181 countAustria93,181Lithuania: 56,982 countLithuania56,982Finland: 55,550 countFinland55,550Ireland: 48,394 countIreland48,394Denmark: 40,742 countDenmark40,742Croatia: 35,754 countCroatia35,754Slovenia: 25,660 countSlovenia25,660Latvia: 24,556 countLatvia24,556Estonia: 20,264 countEstonia20,264Cyprus: 17,013 countCyprus17,013Malta: 9,788 countMalta9,788Luxembourg: 8,128 countLuxembourg8,128
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1Italy Series break1,033,914-0.9%
2Spain Series break729,343+0.5%
3France Series break714,642+2.5%
4Poland Series break543,191+2.3%
5Germany Series break537,821-0.8%
6Netherlands Series break290,093+4.3%
7Romania Series break270,508+54.8%
8Czechia Series break226,919+1.1%
9Greece Series break223,885+1%
10Portugal Series break215,720+0.3%
11Hungary Series break146,028+6.6%
12Belgium Series break143,984-0.4%
13Bulgaria Series break132,706-3.9%
14Sweden Series break116,012+2.6%
15Slovakia Series break100,571-2.2%
16Austria Series break93,181+21.1%
17Lithuania Series break56,982+1.7%
18Finland Series break55,550+40.3%
19Ireland Series break48,394+3.4%
20Denmark Series break40,742+0.6%
21Croatia Series break35,754+1%
22Slovenia Series break25,660-0.5%
23Latvia Series break24,556-2.8%
24Estonia Series break20,264+10.4%
25Cyprus Series break17,013+0.7%
26Malta Series break9,788+18%
27Luxembourg Series break8,128+6.4%

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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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-trade/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-trade/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-trade/eu-countries?period=2021 (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 1.03 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 8,128 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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