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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 2017, at 197,093. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 995. The median was 22,841 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.16 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest197,093Spain
Lowest995Luxembourg
Median22,84127 EU countries
European Union (27)1,157,424History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 14,446 countBelgium: 18,148 countBulgaria: 23,191 countCyprus: 3,064 countCzechia: 39,791 countGermany: 109,660 countDenmark: 11,035 countEstonia: 5,591 countSpain: 197,093 countFinland: 20,110 countFrance: 113,151 countGreece: 60,143 countCroatia: 8,606 countHungary: 28,448 countIreland: 25,736 countItaly: 122,099 countLithuania: 16,118 countLuxembourg: 995 countLatvia: 7,498 countMalta: 1,537 countNetherlands: 44,541 countPoland: 155,910 countPortugal: 22,841 countRomania: 48,382 countSweden: 30,019 countSlovenia: 8,578 countSlovakia: 20,778 count
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  • 9,000 to 19K
  • 19K to 27K
  • 27K to 58K
  • 58K and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

Spain: 197,093 countSpain197,093Poland: 155,910 countPoland155,910Italy: 122,099 countItaly122,099France: 113,151 countFrance113,151Germany: 109,660 countGermany109,660Greece: 60,143 countGreece60,143Romania: 48,382 countRomania48,382Netherlands: 44,541 countNetherlands44,541Czechia: 39,791 countCzechia39,791Sweden: 30,019 countSweden30,019Hungary: 28,448 countHungary28,448Ireland: 25,736 countIreland25,736Bulgaria: 23,191 countBulgaria23,191Portugal: 22,841 countPortugal22,841Slovakia: 20,778 countSlovakia20,778Finland: 20,110 countFinland20,110Belgium: 18,148 countBelgium18,148Lithuania: 16,118 countLithuania16,118Austria: 14,446 countAustria14,446Denmark: 11,035 countDenmark11,035Croatia: 8,606 countCroatia8,606Slovenia: 8,578 countSlovenia8,578Latvia: 7,498 countLatvia7,498Estonia: 5,591 countEstonia5,591Cyprus: 3,064 countCyprus3,064Malta: 1,537 countMalta1,537Luxembourg: 995 countLuxembourg995Spain: 197,093 countSpain197,093Poland: 155,910 countPoland155,910Italy: 122,099 countItaly122,099France: 113,151 countFrance113,151Germany: 109,660 countGermany109,660Greece: 60,143 countGreece60,143Romania: 48,382 countRomania48,382Netherlands: 44,541 countNetherlands44,541Czechia: 39,791 countCzechia39,791Sweden: 30,019 countSweden30,019Hungary: 28,448 countHungary28,448Ireland: 25,736 countIreland25,736Bulgaria: 23,191 countBulgaria23,191Portugal: 22,841 countPortugal22,841Slovakia: 20,778 countSlovakia20,778Finland: 20,110 countFinland20,110Belgium: 18,148 countBelgium18,148Lithuania: 16,118 countLithuania16,118Austria: 14,446 countAustria14,446Denmark: 11,035 countDenmark11,035Croatia: 8,606 countCroatia8,606Slovenia: 8,578 countSlovenia8,578Latvia: 7,498 countLatvia7,498Estonia: 5,591 countEstonia5,591Cyprus: 3,064 countCyprus3,064Malta: 1,537 countMalta1,537Luxembourg: 995 countLuxembourg995
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 countries2017
count		Change on 2016
1Spain197,093+0.5%
2Poland155,910+1.5%
3Italy Series break122,099-1.1%
4France Series break113,151-2.1%
5Germany109,660+2.9%
6Greece60,143-4.3%
7Romania48,382+8.7%
8Netherlands44,541+5.8%
9Czechia39,791+3.5%
10Sweden30,019+1.2%
11Hungary28,448+2.8%
12Ireland25,736+4.6%
13Bulgaria23,191+2.1%
14Portugal22,841+4.8%
15Slovakia20,778+9.2%
16Finland Series break20,110-2.1%
17Belgium18,148+0.3%
18Lithuania16,118+18.5%
19Austria14,446+2.2%
20Denmark11,035+0.8%
21Croatia8,606+2.8%
22Slovenia8,5780%
23Latvia7,498-2%
24Estonia5,591+6.6%
25Cyprus3,064+2.5%
26Malta1,537+7%
27Luxembourg995+2.4%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 197,093 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 995 in 2017.

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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