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EU countries by enterprises in transportation and storage

Spain had the highest enterprises in transportation and storage of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 193,638. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 969. The median was 22,129 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.08 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest193,638Spain
Lowest969Luxembourg
Median22,12927 EU countries
European Union (27)1,080,077History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 13,957 countBelgium: 18,425 countBulgaria: 19,461 countCyprus: 3,006 countCzechia: 38,944 countGermany: 90,871 countDenmark: 11,246 countEstonia: 4,761 countSpain: 193,638 countFinland: 22,129 countFrance: 103,315 countGreece: 63,814 countCroatia: 8,839 countHungary: 26,730 countIreland: 25,734 countItaly: 129,865 countLithuania: 10,776 countLuxembourg: 969 countLatvia: 6,560 countMalta: 1,308 countNetherlands: 37,689 countPoland: 135,210 countPortugal: 22,396 countRomania: 36,127 countSweden: 29,486 countSlovenia: 8,432 countSlovakia: 16,389 count
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  • 9,000 to 17K
  • 17K to 26K
  • 26K to 59K
  • 59K and over
count, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Spain: 193,638 countSpain193,638Poland: 135,210 countPoland135,210Italy: 129,865 countItaly129,865France: 103,315 countFrance103,315Germany: 90,871 countGermany90,871Greece: 63,814 countGreece63,814Czechia: 38,944 countCzechia38,944Netherlands: 37,689 countNetherlands37,689Romania: 36,127 countRomania36,127Sweden: 29,486 countSweden29,486Hungary: 26,730 countHungary26,730Ireland: 25,734 countIreland25,734Portugal: 22,396 countPortugal22,396Finland: 22,129 countFinland22,129Bulgaria: 19,461 countBulgaria19,461Belgium: 18,425 countBelgium18,425Slovakia: 16,389 countSlovakia16,389Austria: 13,957 countAustria13,957Denmark: 11,246 countDenmark11,246Lithuania: 10,776 countLithuania10,776Croatia: 8,839 countCroatia8,839Slovenia: 8,432 countSlovenia8,432Latvia: 6,560 countLatvia6,560Estonia: 4,761 countEstonia4,761Cyprus: 3,006 countCyprus3,006Malta: 1,308 countMalta1,308Luxembourg: 969 countLuxembourg969Spain: 193,638 countSpain193,638Poland: 135,210 countPoland135,210Italy: 129,865 countItaly129,865France: 103,315 countFrance103,315Germany: 90,871 countGermany90,871Greece: 63,814 countGreece63,814Czechia: 38,944 countCzechia38,944Netherlands: 37,689 countNetherlands37,689Romania: 36,127 countRomania36,127Sweden: 29,486 countSweden29,486Hungary: 26,730 countHungary26,730Ireland: 25,734 countIreland25,734Portugal: 22,396 countPortugal22,396Finland: 22,129 countFinland22,129Bulgaria: 19,461 countBulgaria19,461Belgium: 18,425 countBelgium18,425Slovakia: 16,389 countSlovakia16,389Austria: 13,957 countAustria13,957Denmark: 11,246 countDenmark11,246Lithuania: 10,776 countLithuania10,776Croatia: 8,839 countCroatia8,839Slovenia: 8,432 countSlovenia8,432Latvia: 6,560 countLatvia6,560Estonia: 4,761 countEstonia4,761Cyprus: 3,006 countCyprus3,006Malta: 1,308 countMalta1,308Luxembourg: 969 countLuxembourg969
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
count		Change on 2012
1Spain193,638-3.6%
2Poland135,210-4.6%
3Italy129,865-1.4%
4France103,315+4.8%
5Germany90,871+3.5%
6Greece63,814-1.2%
7Czechia38,944-2.8%
8Netherlands37,689+19.7%
9Romania36,127+6.1%
10Sweden29,486-1.4%
11Hungary26,730-6.5%
12Ireland25,734-2.1%
13Portugal22,396-2.1%
14Finland Series break22,129-1.8%
15Bulgaria19,461+2.4%
16Belgium18,425+7.9%
17Slovakia16,389-2.1%
18Austria13,957+0.7%
19Denmark11,246-4.8%
20Lithuania10,776+9.5%
21Croatia8,839-4%
22Slovenia8,432-0.7%
23Latvia6,560+4.1%
24Estonia4,761+6.3%
25Cyprus3,006-4.2%
26Malta1,308-6.6%
27Luxembourg969-0.5%

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About this ranking

Number of enterprises active at any time during the year in transportation and storage (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section H), 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), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), 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), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by enterprises in transportation and storage, 2013) [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), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in transportation and storage, 2013. 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-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by enterprises in transportation and storage, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by enterprises in transportation and storage, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest enterprises in transportation and storage?

Spain, with 193,638 in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest enterprises in transportation and storage?

Luxembourg, with 969 in 2013.

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), Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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