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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 2022, at 221,402. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1,087. The median was 26,694 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.42 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest221,402Spain
Lowest1,087Luxembourg
Median26,69427 EU countries
European Union (27)1,420,353History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 15,843 countBelgium: 22,856 countBulgaria: 22,579 countCyprus: 3,904 countCzechia: 46,779 countGermany: 100,877 countDenmark: 12,278 countEstonia: 6,968 countSpain: 221,402 countFinland: 23,695 countFrance: 187,755 countGreece: 64,258 countCroatia: 13,545 countHungary: 46,932 countIreland: 25,121 countItaly: 116,864 countLithuania: 32,900 countLuxembourg: 1,087 countLatvia: 9,029 countMalta: 3,426 countNetherlands: 65,359 countPoland: 170,122 countPortugal: 42,968 countRomania: 97,646 countSweden: 30,094 countSlovenia: 9,372 countSlovakia: 26,694 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Spain: 221,402 countSpain221,402France: 187,755 countFrance187,755Poland: 170,122 countPoland170,122Italy: 116,864 countItaly116,864Germany: 100,877 countGermany100,877Romania: 97,646 countRomania97,646Netherlands: 65,359 countNetherlands65,359Greece: 64,258 countGreece64,258Hungary: 46,932 countHungary46,932Czechia: 46,779 countCzechia46,779Portugal: 42,968 countPortugal42,968Lithuania: 32,900 countLithuania32,900Sweden: 30,094 countSweden30,094Slovakia: 26,694 countSlovakia26,694Ireland: 25,121 countIreland25,121Finland: 23,695 countFinland23,695Belgium: 22,856 countBelgium22,856Bulgaria: 22,579 countBulgaria22,579Austria: 15,843 countAustria15,843Croatia: 13,545 countCroatia13,545Denmark: 12,278 countDenmark12,278Slovenia: 9,372 countSlovenia9,372Latvia: 9,029 countLatvia9,029Estonia: 6,968 countEstonia6,968Cyprus: 3,904 countCyprus3,904Malta: 3,426 countMalta3,426Luxembourg: 1,087 countLuxembourg1,087Spain: 221,402 countSpain221,402France: 187,755 countFrance187,755Poland: 170,122 countPoland170,122Italy: 116,864 countItaly116,864Germany: 100,877 countGermany100,877Romania: 97,646 countRomania97,646Netherlands: 65,359 countNetherlands65,359Greece: 64,258 countGreece64,258Hungary: 46,932 countHungary46,932Czechia: 46,779 countCzechia46,779Portugal: 42,968 countPortugal42,968Lithuania: 32,900 countLithuania32,900Sweden: 30,094 countSweden30,094Slovakia: 26,694 countSlovakia26,694Ireland: 25,121 countIreland25,121Finland: 23,695 countFinland23,695Belgium: 22,856 countBelgium22,856Bulgaria: 22,579 countBulgaria22,579Austria: 15,843 countAustria15,843Croatia: 13,545 countCroatia13,545Denmark: 12,278 countDenmark12,278Slovenia: 9,372 countSlovenia9,372Latvia: 9,029 countLatvia9,029Estonia: 6,968 countEstonia6,968Cyprus: 3,904 countCyprus3,904Malta: 3,426 countMalta3,426Luxembourg: 1,087 countLuxembourg1,087
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 countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Spain221,402-1.5%
2France187,755+3.3%
3Poland170,122-2.4%
4Italy116,864+1.4%
5Germany100,877+0.4%
6Romania97,646+6%
7Netherlands65,359+10.5%
8Greece64,258+6.3%
9Hungary46,932+6.3%
10Czechia46,779+5.7%
11Portugal42,968+17.8%
12Lithuania32,900+13.6%
13Sweden30,094-0.8%
14Slovakia26,694+8.9%
15Ireland25,121+4.4%
16Finland23,695+1.5%
17Belgium22,856+7.3%
18Bulgaria22,579+1.6%
19Austria15,843+0.8%
20Croatia13,545+2.4%
21Denmark12,278+4.4%
22Slovenia9,372+3.6%
23Latvia9,029+1.4%
24Estonia6,968+7%
25Cyprus3,904+20.1%
26Malta3,426+9.2%
27Luxembourg1,087+1.3%

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 221,402 in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 1,087 in 2022.

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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