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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 2015, at 187,397. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 962. The median was 21,223 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.1 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest187,397Spain
Lowest962Luxembourg
Median21,22327 EU countries
European Union (27)1,099,958History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 14,065 countBelgium: 17,211 countBulgaria: 21,223 countCyprus: 2,995 countCzechia: 38,159 countGermany: 101,415 countDenmark: 10,809 countEstonia: 5,052 countSpain: 187,397 countFinland: 21,102 countFrance: 106,298 countGreece: 63,570 countCroatia: 8,562 countHungary: 27,039 countIreland: 25,066 countItaly: 123,625 countLithuania: 12,314 countLuxembourg: 962 countLatvia: 7,307 countMalta: 1,271 countNetherlands: 39,318 countPoland: 145,993 countPortugal: 21,638 countRomania: 41,746 countSweden: 29,336 countSlovenia: 8,445 countSlovakia: 18,039 count
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  • 26K to 59K
  • 59K and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

Spain: 187,397 countSpain187,397Poland: 145,993 countPoland145,993Italy: 123,625 countItaly123,625France: 106,298 countFrance106,298Germany: 101,415 countGermany101,415Greece: 63,570 countGreece63,570Romania: 41,746 countRomania41,746Netherlands: 39,318 countNetherlands39,318Czechia: 38,159 countCzechia38,159Sweden: 29,336 countSweden29,336Hungary: 27,039 countHungary27,039Ireland: 25,066 countIreland25,066Portugal: 21,638 countPortugal21,638Bulgaria: 21,223 countBulgaria21,223Finland: 21,102 countFinland21,102Slovakia: 18,039 countSlovakia18,039Belgium: 17,211 countBelgium17,211Austria: 14,065 countAustria14,065Lithuania: 12,314 countLithuania12,314Denmark: 10,809 countDenmark10,809Croatia: 8,562 countCroatia8,562Slovenia: 8,445 countSlovenia8,445Latvia: 7,307 countLatvia7,307Estonia: 5,052 countEstonia5,052Cyprus: 2,995 countCyprus2,995Malta: 1,271 countMalta1,271Luxembourg: 962 countLuxembourg962Spain: 187,397 countSpain187,397Poland: 145,993 countPoland145,993Italy: 123,625 countItaly123,625France: 106,298 countFrance106,298Germany: 101,415 countGermany101,415Greece: 63,570 countGreece63,570Romania: 41,746 countRomania41,746Netherlands: 39,318 countNetherlands39,318Czechia: 38,159 countCzechia38,159Sweden: 29,336 countSweden29,336Hungary: 27,039 countHungary27,039Ireland: 25,066 countIreland25,066Portugal: 21,638 countPortugal21,638Bulgaria: 21,223 countBulgaria21,223Finland: 21,102 countFinland21,102Slovakia: 18,039 countSlovakia18,039Belgium: 17,211 countBelgium17,211Austria: 14,065 countAustria14,065Lithuania: 12,314 countLithuania12,314Denmark: 10,809 countDenmark10,809Croatia: 8,562 countCroatia8,562Slovenia: 8,445 countSlovenia8,445Latvia: 7,307 countLatvia7,307Estonia: 5,052 countEstonia5,052Cyprus: 2,995 countCyprus2,995Malta: 1,271 countMalta1,271Luxembourg: 962 countLuxembourg962
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 countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1Spain187,397-1.6%
2Poland145,993+3.7%
3Italy123,625-1.6%
4France Series break106,298+0.2%
5Germany101,415-2.2%
6Greece63,570-4.6%
7Romania41,746+5.2%
8Netherlands39,318+2.5%
9Czechia38,159-1.2%
10Sweden29,336-0.7%
11Hungary27,039+3.5%
12Ireland25,066+1.9%
13Portugal21,638-1.1%
14Bulgaria21,223+4.5%
15Finland21,102-2.2%
16Slovakia18,039+8.8%
17Belgium17,211-0.1%
18Austria14,065-1.7%
19Lithuania12,314+6.2%
20Denmark10,809-2.2%
21Croatia8,562-0.9%
22Slovenia8,445+1.6%
23Latvia7,307+5.1%
24Estonia5,052+4.3%
25Cyprus2,995+2.3%
26Malta1,271-4.8%
27Luxembourg962+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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 187,397 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 962 in 2015.

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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