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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 2016, at 196,166. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 972. The median was 21,799 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.14 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest196,166Spain
Lowest972Luxembourg
Median21,79927 EU countries
European Union (27)1,141,302History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 14,141 countBelgium: 18,095 countBulgaria: 22,711 countCyprus: 2,988 countCzechia: 38,439 countGermany: 106,559 countDenmark: 10,945 countEstonia: 5,244 countSpain: 196,166 countFinland: 20,538 countFrance: 115,627 countGreece: 62,876 countCroatia: 8,372 countHungary: 27,668 countIreland: 24,614 countItaly: 123,442 countLithuania: 13,603 countLuxembourg: 972 countLatvia: 7,654 countMalta: 1,437 countNetherlands: 42,081 countPoland: 153,586 countPortugal: 21,799 countRomania: 44,504 countSweden: 29,652 countSlovenia: 8,574 countSlovakia: 19,020 count
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  • 8,000 to 18K
  • 18K to 26K
  • 26K to 59K
  • 59K and over
count, 2016. 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, 2016

Spain: 196,166 countSpain196,166Poland: 153,586 countPoland153,586Italy: 123,442 countItaly123,442France: 115,627 countFrance115,627Germany: 106,559 countGermany106,559Greece: 62,876 countGreece62,876Romania: 44,504 countRomania44,504Netherlands: 42,081 countNetherlands42,081Czechia: 38,439 countCzechia38,439Sweden: 29,652 countSweden29,652Hungary: 27,668 countHungary27,668Ireland: 24,614 countIreland24,614Bulgaria: 22,711 countBulgaria22,711Portugal: 21,799 countPortugal21,799Finland: 20,538 countFinland20,538Slovakia: 19,020 countSlovakia19,020Belgium: 18,095 countBelgium18,095Austria: 14,141 countAustria14,141Lithuania: 13,603 countLithuania13,603Denmark: 10,945 countDenmark10,945Slovenia: 8,574 countSlovenia8,574Croatia: 8,372 countCroatia8,372Latvia: 7,654 countLatvia7,654Estonia: 5,244 countEstonia5,244Cyprus: 2,988 countCyprus2,988Malta: 1,437 countMalta1,437Luxembourg: 972 countLuxembourg972Spain: 196,166 countSpain196,166Poland: 153,586 countPoland153,586Italy: 123,442 countItaly123,442France: 115,627 countFrance115,627Germany: 106,559 countGermany106,559Greece: 62,876 countGreece62,876Romania: 44,504 countRomania44,504Netherlands: 42,081 countNetherlands42,081Czechia: 38,439 countCzechia38,439Sweden: 29,652 countSweden29,652Hungary: 27,668 countHungary27,668Ireland: 24,614 countIreland24,614Bulgaria: 22,711 countBulgaria22,711Portugal: 21,799 countPortugal21,799Finland: 20,538 countFinland20,538Slovakia: 19,020 countSlovakia19,020Belgium: 18,095 countBelgium18,095Austria: 14,141 countAustria14,141Lithuania: 13,603 countLithuania13,603Denmark: 10,945 countDenmark10,945Slovenia: 8,574 countSlovenia8,574Croatia: 8,372 countCroatia8,372Latvia: 7,654 countLatvia7,654Estonia: 5,244 countEstonia5,244Cyprus: 2,988 countCyprus2,988Malta: 1,437 countMalta1,437Luxembourg: 972 countLuxembourg972
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 countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1Spain196,166+4.7%
2Poland153,586+5.2%
3Italy123,442-0.1%
4France115,627+8.8%
5Germany106,559+5.1%
6Greece62,876-1.1%
7Romania44,504+6.6%
8Netherlands42,081+7%
9Czechia38,439+0.7%
10Sweden29,652+1.1%
11Hungary27,668+2.3%
12Ireland24,614-1.8%
13Bulgaria22,711+7%
14Portugal21,799+0.7%
15Finland20,538-2.7%
16Slovakia19,020+5.4%
17Belgium18,095+5.1%
18Austria14,141+0.5%
19Lithuania13,603+10.5%
20Denmark10,945+1.3%
21Slovenia8,574+1.5%
22Croatia8,372-2.2%
23Latvia7,654+4.7%
24Estonia5,244+3.8%
25Cyprus2,988-0.2%
26Malta1,437+13.1%
27Luxembourg972+1%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 196,166 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 972 in 2016.

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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