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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 2021, at 224,761. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1,073. The median was 24,513 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.38 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest224,761Spain
Lowest1,073Luxembourg
Median24,51327 EU countries
European Union (27)1,380,619History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 15,717 countBelgium: 21,306 countBulgaria: 22,222 countCyprus: 3,251 countCzechia: 44,256 countGermany: 100,471 countDenmark: 11,766 countEstonia: 6,513 countSpain: 224,761 countFinland: 23,343 countFrance: 181,815 countGreece: 60,445 countCroatia: 13,228 countHungary: 44,149 countIreland: 24,052 countItaly: 115,231 countLithuania: 28,969 countLuxembourg: 1,073 countLatvia: 8,901 countMalta: 3,138 countNetherlands: 59,170 countPoland: 174,352 countPortugal: 36,473 countRomania: 92,117 countSweden: 30,339 countSlovenia: 9,048 countSlovakia: 24,513 count
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count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Spain: 224,761 countSpain224,761France: 181,815 countFrance181,815Poland: 174,352 countPoland174,352Italy: 115,231 countItaly115,231Germany: 100,471 countGermany100,471Romania: 92,117 countRomania92,117Greece: 60,445 countGreece60,445Netherlands: 59,170 countNetherlands59,170Czechia: 44,256 countCzechia44,256Hungary: 44,149 countHungary44,149Portugal: 36,473 countPortugal36,473Sweden: 30,339 countSweden30,339Lithuania: 28,969 countLithuania28,969Slovakia: 24,513 countSlovakia24,513Ireland: 24,052 countIreland24,052Finland: 23,343 countFinland23,343Bulgaria: 22,222 countBulgaria22,222Belgium: 21,306 countBelgium21,306Austria: 15,717 countAustria15,717Croatia: 13,228 countCroatia13,228Denmark: 11,766 countDenmark11,766Slovenia: 9,048 countSlovenia9,048Latvia: 8,901 countLatvia8,901Estonia: 6,513 countEstonia6,513Cyprus: 3,251 countCyprus3,251Malta: 3,138 countMalta3,138Luxembourg: 1,073 countLuxembourg1,073Spain: 224,761 countSpain224,761France: 181,815 countFrance181,815Poland: 174,352 countPoland174,352Italy: 115,231 countItaly115,231Germany: 100,471 countGermany100,471Romania: 92,117 countRomania92,117Greece: 60,445 countGreece60,445Netherlands: 59,170 countNetherlands59,170Czechia: 44,256 countCzechia44,256Hungary: 44,149 countHungary44,149Portugal: 36,473 countPortugal36,473Sweden: 30,339 countSweden30,339Lithuania: 28,969 countLithuania28,969Slovakia: 24,513 countSlovakia24,513Ireland: 24,052 countIreland24,052Finland: 23,343 countFinland23,343Bulgaria: 22,222 countBulgaria22,222Belgium: 21,306 countBelgium21,306Austria: 15,717 countAustria15,717Croatia: 13,228 countCroatia13,228Denmark: 11,766 countDenmark11,766Slovenia: 9,048 countSlovenia9,048Latvia: 8,901 countLatvia8,901Estonia: 6,513 countEstonia6,513Cyprus: 3,251 countCyprus3,251Malta: 3,138 countMalta3,138Luxembourg: 1,073 countLuxembourg1,073
count. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1Spain Series break224,761+3%
2France Series break181,815+11.2%
3Poland Series break174,352+2.3%
4Italy Series break115,231-0.1%
5Germany Series break100,471+2%
6Romania Series break92,117+58.8%
7Greece Series break60,445+3%
8Netherlands Series break59,170+6.4%
9Czechia Series break44,256+4.3%
10Hungary Series break44,149+21.7%
11Portugal Series break36,473+6.5%
12Sweden Series break30,339+4.1%
13Lithuania Series break28,969+19.5%
14Slovakia Series break24,513+7%
15Ireland Series break24,052-0.3%
16Finland Series break23,343+18.4%
17Bulgaria Series break22,222-0.9%
18Belgium Series break21,306+13.1%
19Austria Series break15,717+13.9%
20Croatia Series break13,228+2.7%
21Denmark Series break11,766+3.6%
22Slovenia Series break9,048+4.3%
23Latvia Series break8,901+10.1%
24Estonia Series break6,513+10.3%
25Cyprus Series break3,251+5.1%
26Malta Series break3,138+61.4%
27Luxembourg Series break1,073+2.1%

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by enterprises in transportation and storage, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in transportation and storage, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by enterprises in transportation and storage, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by enterprises in transportation and storage, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprises-transport-storage/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 224,761 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 1,073 in 2021.

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, Transportation and storage (NACE Rev. 2 section H), enterprises, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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