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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 2018, at 196,645. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 996. The median was 23,279 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.21 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest196,645Spain
Lowest996Luxembourg
Median23,27927 EU countries
European Union (27)1,206,962History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 14,084 countBelgium: 19,023 countBulgaria: 23,279 countCyprus: 3,137 countCzechia: 40,878 countGermany: 108,834 countDenmark: 11,278 countEstonia: 5,713 countSpain: 196,645 countFinland: 19,526 countFrance: 134,457 countGreece: 59,684 countCroatia: 9,263 countHungary: 29,729 countIreland: 24,876 countItaly: 120,158 countLithuania: 18,538 countLuxembourg: 996 countLatvia: 7,740 countMalta: 1,744 countNetherlands: 48,397 countPoland: 172,850 countPortugal: 25,592 countRomania: 51,922 countSweden: 28,166 countSlovenia: 8,685 countSlovakia: 21,746 count
  • Under 9,000
  • 9,000 to 19K
  • 19K to 27K
  • 27K to 58K
  • 58K and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

Spain: 196,645 countSpain196,645Poland: 172,850 countPoland172,850France: 134,457 countFrance134,457Italy: 120,158 countItaly120,158Germany: 108,834 countGermany108,834Greece: 59,684 countGreece59,684Romania: 51,922 countRomania51,922Netherlands: 48,397 countNetherlands48,397Czechia: 40,878 countCzechia40,878Hungary: 29,729 countHungary29,729Sweden: 28,166 countSweden28,166Portugal: 25,592 countPortugal25,592Ireland: 24,876 countIreland24,876Bulgaria: 23,279 countBulgaria23,279Slovakia: 21,746 countSlovakia21,746Finland: 19,526 countFinland19,526Belgium: 19,023 countBelgium19,023Lithuania: 18,538 countLithuania18,538Austria: 14,084 countAustria14,084Denmark: 11,278 countDenmark11,278Croatia: 9,263 countCroatia9,263Slovenia: 8,685 countSlovenia8,685Latvia: 7,740 countLatvia7,740Estonia: 5,713 countEstonia5,713Cyprus: 3,137 countCyprus3,137Malta: 1,744 countMalta1,744Luxembourg: 996 countLuxembourg996Spain: 196,645 countSpain196,645Poland: 172,850 countPoland172,850France: 134,457 countFrance134,457Italy: 120,158 countItaly120,158Germany: 108,834 countGermany108,834Greece: 59,684 countGreece59,684Romania: 51,922 countRomania51,922Netherlands: 48,397 countNetherlands48,397Czechia: 40,878 countCzechia40,878Hungary: 29,729 countHungary29,729Sweden: 28,166 countSweden28,166Portugal: 25,592 countPortugal25,592Ireland: 24,876 countIreland24,876Bulgaria: 23,279 countBulgaria23,279Slovakia: 21,746 countSlovakia21,746Finland: 19,526 countFinland19,526Belgium: 19,023 countBelgium19,023Lithuania: 18,538 countLithuania18,538Austria: 14,084 countAustria14,084Denmark: 11,278 countDenmark11,278Croatia: 9,263 countCroatia9,263Slovenia: 8,685 countSlovenia8,685Latvia: 7,740 countLatvia7,740Estonia: 5,713 countEstonia5,713Cyprus: 3,137 countCyprus3,137Malta: 1,744 countMalta1,744Luxembourg: 996 countLuxembourg996
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 countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Spain Series break196,645-0.2%
2Poland Series break172,850+10.9%
3France134,457+18.8%
4Italy120,158-1.6%
5Germany Series break108,834-0.8%
6Greece Series break59,684-0.8%
7Romania Series break51,922+7.3%
8Netherlands48,397+8.7%
9Czechia40,878+2.7%
10Hungary Series break29,729+4.5%
11Sweden Series break28,166-6.2%
12Portugal25,592+12%
13Ireland24,876-3.3%
14Bulgaria Series break23,279+0.4%
15Slovakia21,746+4.7%
16Finland19,526-2.9%
17Belgium Series break19,023+4.8%
18Lithuania Series break18,538+15%
19Austria Series break14,084-2.5%
20Denmark11,278+2.2%
21Croatia9,263+7.6%
22Slovenia8,685+1.2%
23Latvia7,740+3.2%
24Estonia Series break5,713+2.2%
25Cyprus3,137+2.4%
26Malta1,744+13.5%
27Luxembourg996+0.1%

Other periods

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 196,645 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 996 in 2018.

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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