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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 2020, at 218,298. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1,051. The median was 24,127 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.28 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest218,298Spain
Lowest1,051Luxembourg
Median24,12727 EU countries
European Union (27)1,279,440History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 13,799 countBelgium: 18,830 countBulgaria: 22,422 countCyprus: 3,094 countCzechia: 42,430 countGermany: 98,486 countDenmark: 11,353 countEstonia: 5,905 countSpain: 218,298 countFinland: 19,719 countFrance: 163,436 countGreece: 58,701 countCroatia: 12,878 countHungary: 36,266 countIreland: 24,127 countItaly: 115,293 countLithuania: 24,240 countLuxembourg: 1,051 countLatvia: 8,085 countMalta: 1,944 countNetherlands: 55,622 countPoland: 170,508 countPortugal: 34,237 countRomania: 58,022 countSweden: 29,134 countSlovenia: 8,674 countSlovakia: 22,909 count
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  • 9,000 to 21K
  • 21K to 32K
  • 32K to 59K
  • 59K and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

Spain: 218,298 countSpain218,298Poland: 170,508 countPoland170,508France: 163,436 countFrance163,436Italy: 115,293 countItaly115,293Germany: 98,486 countGermany98,486Greece: 58,701 countGreece58,701Romania: 58,022 countRomania58,022Netherlands: 55,622 countNetherlands55,622Czechia: 42,430 countCzechia42,430Hungary: 36,266 countHungary36,266Portugal: 34,237 countPortugal34,237Sweden: 29,134 countSweden29,134Lithuania: 24,240 countLithuania24,240Ireland: 24,127 countIreland24,127Slovakia: 22,909 countSlovakia22,909Bulgaria: 22,422 countBulgaria22,422Finland: 19,719 countFinland19,719Belgium: 18,830 countBelgium18,830Austria: 13,799 countAustria13,799Croatia: 12,878 countCroatia12,878Denmark: 11,353 countDenmark11,353Slovenia: 8,674 countSlovenia8,674Latvia: 8,085 countLatvia8,085Estonia: 5,905 countEstonia5,905Cyprus: 3,094 countCyprus3,094Malta: 1,944 countMalta1,944Luxembourg: 1,051 countLuxembourg1,051Spain: 218,298 countSpain218,298Poland: 170,508 countPoland170,508France: 163,436 countFrance163,436Italy: 115,293 countItaly115,293Germany: 98,486 countGermany98,486Greece: 58,701 countGreece58,701Romania: 58,022 countRomania58,022Netherlands: 55,622 countNetherlands55,622Czechia: 42,430 countCzechia42,430Hungary: 36,266 countHungary36,266Portugal: 34,237 countPortugal34,237Sweden: 29,134 countSweden29,134Lithuania: 24,240 countLithuania24,240Ireland: 24,127 countIreland24,127Slovakia: 22,909 countSlovakia22,909Bulgaria: 22,422 countBulgaria22,422Finland: 19,719 countFinland19,719Belgium: 18,830 countBelgium18,830Austria: 13,799 countAustria13,799Croatia: 12,878 countCroatia12,878Denmark: 11,353 countDenmark11,353Slovenia: 8,674 countSlovenia8,674Latvia: 8,085 countLatvia8,085Estonia: 5,905 countEstonia5,905Cyprus: 3,094 countCyprus3,094Malta: 1,944 countMalta1,944Luxembourg: 1,051 countLuxembourg1,051
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 countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1Spain218,298+6.8%
2Poland170,508-2.4%
3France163,436+12.2%
4Italy115,293-1.9%
5Germany98,486-7%
6Greece58,701-2.2%
7Romania58,022+6.2%
8Netherlands55,622+6%
9Czechia42,430+2.1%
10Hungary36,266+9.9%
11Portugal34,237+9.3%
12Sweden29,134+1.4%
13Lithuania24,240+15.8%
14Ireland24,127-2.9%
15Slovakia22,909+0.2%
16Bulgaria22,422-3.1%
17Finland19,719-0.4%
18Belgium18,830-11.3%
19Austria13,799-4.3%
20Croatia12,878-5.6%
21Denmark11,353-1%
22Slovenia8,674-1.5%
23Latvia8,085+5.1%
24Estonia5,905-1%
25Cyprus3,094-2.5%
26Malta1,944-4.7%
27Luxembourg1,051+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.

How to cite

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 218,298 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 1,051 in 2020.

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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