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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 2023, at 1.01 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 7,862. The median was 111,154 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.83 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,009,433Italy
Lowest7,862Luxembourg
Median111,15427 EU countries
European Union (27)5,828,200History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 92,222 countBelgium: 143,985 countBulgaria: 135,035 countCyprus: 16,665 countCzechia: 223,509 countGermany: 542,802 countDenmark: 40,788 countEstonia: 22,890 countSpain: 700,417 countFinland: 54,191 countFrance: 739,129 countGreece: 222,793 countCroatia: 35,471 countHungary: 141,935 countIreland: 49,178 countItaly: 1,009,433 countLithuania: 59,672 countLuxembourg: 7,862 countLatvia: 23,671 countMalta: 9,815 countNetherlands: 302,862 countPoland: 522,607 countPortugal: 217,380 countRomania: 271,532 countSweden: 111,154 countSlovenia: 25,938 countSlovakia: 105,264 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Italy: 1,009,433 countItaly1,009,433France: 739,129 countFrance739,129Spain: 700,417 countSpain700,417Germany: 542,802 countGermany542,802Poland: 522,607 countPoland522,607Netherlands: 302,862 countNetherlands302,862Romania: 271,532 countRomania271,532Czechia: 223,509 countCzechia223,509Greece: 222,793 countGreece222,793Portugal: 217,380 countPortugal217,380Belgium: 143,985 countBelgium143,985Hungary: 141,935 countHungary141,935Bulgaria: 135,035 countBulgaria135,035Sweden: 111,154 countSweden111,154Slovakia: 105,264 countSlovakia105,264Austria: 92,222 countAustria92,222Lithuania: 59,672 countLithuania59,672Finland: 54,191 countFinland54,191Ireland: 49,178 countIreland49,178Denmark: 40,788 countDenmark40,788Croatia: 35,471 countCroatia35,471Slovenia: 25,938 countSlovenia25,938Latvia: 23,671 countLatvia23,671Estonia: 22,890 countEstonia22,890Cyprus: 16,665 countCyprus16,665Malta: 9,815 countMalta9,815Luxembourg: 7,862 countLuxembourg7,862Italy: 1,009,433 countItaly1,009,433France: 739,129 countFrance739,129Spain: 700,417 countSpain700,417Germany: 542,802 countGermany542,802Poland: 522,607 countPoland522,607Netherlands: 302,862 countNetherlands302,862Romania: 271,532 countRomania271,532Czechia: 223,509 countCzechia223,509Greece: 222,793 countGreece222,793Portugal: 217,380 countPortugal217,380Belgium: 143,985 countBelgium143,985Hungary: 141,935 countHungary141,935Bulgaria: 135,035 countBulgaria135,035Sweden: 111,154 countSweden111,154Slovakia: 105,264 countSlovakia105,264Austria: 92,222 countAustria92,222Lithuania: 59,672 countLithuania59,672Finland: 54,191 countFinland54,191Ireland: 49,178 countIreland49,178Denmark: 40,788 countDenmark40,788Croatia: 35,471 countCroatia35,471Slovenia: 25,938 countSlovenia25,938Latvia: 23,671 countLatvia23,671Estonia: 22,890 countEstonia22,890Cyprus: 16,665 countCyprus16,665Malta: 9,815 countMalta9,815Luxembourg: 7,862 countLuxembourg7,862
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1Italy1,009,433-2.3%
2France739,129+1.8%
3Spain700,417-3%
4Germany542,802+1%
5Poland522,607-1%
6Netherlands302,862+0.9%
7Romania271,532+1.2%
8Czechia223,509-0.7%
9Greece222,793-1.3%
10Portugal217,380+0.1%
11Belgium143,985+13.4%
12Hungary141,935-3%
13Bulgaria135,035+0.1%
14Sweden111,154+2.2%
15Slovakia105,264+1.9%
16Austria92,222-0.7%
17Lithuania59,672+2%
18Finland54,191-1.6%
19Ireland49,178-0.2%
20Denmark40,788-1.7%
21Croatia35,471-0.4%
22Slovenia25,938+0.7%
23Latvia23,671-2.9%
24Estonia22,890+2.5%
25Cyprus16,665-1.8%
26Malta9,815+1.8%
27Luxembourg7,862-1%

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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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (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 1.01 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 7,862 in 2023.

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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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