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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 2022, at 1.03 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 7,944. The median was 108,792 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.84 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,033,245Italy
Lowest7,944Luxembourg
Median108,79227 EU countries
European Union (27)5,843,496History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 92,833 countBelgium: 126,923 countBulgaria: 134,931 countCyprus: 16,971 countCzechia: 225,178 countGermany: 537,521 countDenmark: 41,502 countEstonia: 22,342 countSpain: 722,387 countFinland: 55,051 countFrance: 725,951 countGreece: 225,809 countCroatia: 35,600 countHungary: 146,314 countIreland: 49,253 countItaly: 1,033,245 countLithuania: 58,520 countLuxembourg: 7,944 countLatvia: 24,378 countMalta: 9,646 countNetherlands: 300,125 countPoland: 527,703 countPortugal: 217,165 countRomania: 268,399 countSweden: 108,792 countSlovenia: 25,750 countSlovakia: 103,263 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Italy: 1,033,245 countItaly1,033,245France: 725,951 countFrance725,951Spain: 722,387 countSpain722,387Germany: 537,521 countGermany537,521Poland: 527,703 countPoland527,703Netherlands: 300,125 countNetherlands300,125Romania: 268,399 countRomania268,399Greece: 225,809 countGreece225,809Czechia: 225,178 countCzechia225,178Portugal: 217,165 countPortugal217,165Hungary: 146,314 countHungary146,314Bulgaria: 134,931 countBulgaria134,931Belgium: 126,923 countBelgium126,923Sweden: 108,792 countSweden108,792Slovakia: 103,263 countSlovakia103,263Austria: 92,833 countAustria92,833Lithuania: 58,520 countLithuania58,520Finland: 55,051 countFinland55,051Ireland: 49,253 countIreland49,253Denmark: 41,502 countDenmark41,502Croatia: 35,600 countCroatia35,600Slovenia: 25,750 countSlovenia25,750Latvia: 24,378 countLatvia24,378Estonia: 22,342 countEstonia22,342Cyprus: 16,971 countCyprus16,971Malta: 9,646 countMalta9,646Luxembourg: 7,944 countLuxembourg7,944Italy: 1,033,245 countItaly1,033,245France: 725,951 countFrance725,951Spain: 722,387 countSpain722,387Germany: 537,521 countGermany537,521Poland: 527,703 countPoland527,703Netherlands: 300,125 countNetherlands300,125Romania: 268,399 countRomania268,399Greece: 225,809 countGreece225,809Czechia: 225,178 countCzechia225,178Portugal: 217,165 countPortugal217,165Hungary: 146,314 countHungary146,314Bulgaria: 134,931 countBulgaria134,931Belgium: 126,923 countBelgium126,923Sweden: 108,792 countSweden108,792Slovakia: 103,263 countSlovakia103,263Austria: 92,833 countAustria92,833Lithuania: 58,520 countLithuania58,520Finland: 55,051 countFinland55,051Ireland: 49,253 countIreland49,253Denmark: 41,502 countDenmark41,502Croatia: 35,600 countCroatia35,600Slovenia: 25,750 countSlovenia25,750Latvia: 24,378 countLatvia24,378Estonia: 22,342 countEstonia22,342Cyprus: 16,971 countCyprus16,971Malta: 9,646 countMalta9,646Luxembourg: 7,944 countLuxembourg7,944
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 countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Italy1,033,245-0.1%
2France725,951+1.6%
3Spain722,387-1%
4Germany537,521-0.1%
5Poland527,703-2.9%
6Netherlands300,125+3.5%
7Romania268,399-0.8%
8Greece225,809+0.9%
9Czechia225,178-0.8%
10Portugal217,165+0.7%
11Hungary146,314+0.2%
12Bulgaria134,931+1.7%
13Belgium126,923-11.8%
14Sweden108,792-6.2%
15Slovakia103,263+2.7%
16Austria92,833-0.4%
17Lithuania58,520+2.7%
18Finland55,051-0.9%
19Ireland49,253+1.8%
20Denmark41,502+1.9%
21Croatia35,600-0.4%
22Slovenia25,750+0.4%
23Latvia24,378-0.7%
24Estonia22,342+10.3%
25Cyprus16,971-0.2%
26Malta9,646-1.5%
27Luxembourg7,944-2.3%

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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, 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (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 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 7,944 in 2022.

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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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