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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 2023, at 227,124. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1,094. The median was 27,726 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.46 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest227,124Spain
Lowest1,094Luxembourg
Median27,72627 EU countries
European Union (27)1,461,507History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 16,336 countBelgium: 20,623 countBulgaria: 22,806 countCyprus: 5,061 countCzechia: 50,005 countGermany: 99,789 countDenmark: 12,080 countEstonia: 7,544 countSpain: 227,124 countFinland: 24,621 countFrance: 193,103 countGreece: 66,538 countCroatia: 14,977 countHungary: 41,824 countIreland: 25,544 countItaly: 116,807 countLithuania: 35,822 countLuxembourg: 1,094 countLatvia: 10,167 countMalta: 3,786 countNetherlands: 69,647 countPoland: 169,972 countPortugal: 54,093 countRomania: 103,793 countSweden: 30,980 countSlovenia: 9,645 countSlovakia: 27,726 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Spain: 227,124 countSpain227,124France: 193,103 countFrance193,103Poland: 169,972 countPoland169,972Italy: 116,807 countItaly116,807Romania: 103,793 countRomania103,793Germany: 99,789 countGermany99,789Netherlands: 69,647 countNetherlands69,647Greece: 66,538 countGreece66,538Portugal: 54,093 countPortugal54,093Czechia: 50,005 countCzechia50,005Hungary: 41,824 countHungary41,824Lithuania: 35,822 countLithuania35,822Sweden: 30,980 countSweden30,980Slovakia: 27,726 countSlovakia27,726Ireland: 25,544 countIreland25,544Finland: 24,621 countFinland24,621Bulgaria: 22,806 countBulgaria22,806Belgium: 20,623 countBelgium20,623Austria: 16,336 countAustria16,336Croatia: 14,977 countCroatia14,977Denmark: 12,080 countDenmark12,080Latvia: 10,167 countLatvia10,167Slovenia: 9,645 countSlovenia9,645Estonia: 7,544 countEstonia7,544Cyprus: 5,061 countCyprus5,061Malta: 3,786 countMalta3,786Luxembourg: 1,094 countLuxembourg1,094Spain: 227,124 countSpain227,124France: 193,103 countFrance193,103Poland: 169,972 countPoland169,972Italy: 116,807 countItaly116,807Romania: 103,793 countRomania103,793Germany: 99,789 countGermany99,789Netherlands: 69,647 countNetherlands69,647Greece: 66,538 countGreece66,538Portugal: 54,093 countPortugal54,093Czechia: 50,005 countCzechia50,005Hungary: 41,824 countHungary41,824Lithuania: 35,822 countLithuania35,822Sweden: 30,980 countSweden30,980Slovakia: 27,726 countSlovakia27,726Ireland: 25,544 countIreland25,544Finland: 24,621 countFinland24,621Bulgaria: 22,806 countBulgaria22,806Belgium: 20,623 countBelgium20,623Austria: 16,336 countAustria16,336Croatia: 14,977 countCroatia14,977Denmark: 12,080 countDenmark12,080Latvia: 10,167 countLatvia10,167Slovenia: 9,645 countSlovenia9,645Estonia: 7,544 countEstonia7,544Cyprus: 5,061 countCyprus5,061Malta: 3,786 countMalta3,786Luxembourg: 1,094 countLuxembourg1,094
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1Spain227,124+2.6%
2France193,103+2.8%
3Poland169,972-0.1%
4Italy116,807-0%
5Romania103,793+6.3%
6Germany99,789-1.1%
7Netherlands69,647+6.6%
8Greece66,538+3.5%
9Portugal54,093+25.9%
10Czechia50,005+6.9%
11Hungary41,824-10.9%
12Lithuania35,822+8.9%
13Sweden30,980+2.9%
14Slovakia27,726+3.9%
15Ireland25,544+1.7%
16Finland24,621+3.9%
17Bulgaria22,806+1%
18Belgium20,623-9.8%
19Austria16,336+3.1%
20Croatia14,977+10.6%
21Denmark12,080-1.6%
22Latvia10,167+12.6%
23Slovenia9,645+2.9%
24Estonia7,544+8.3%
25Cyprus5,061+29.6%
26Malta3,786+10.5%
27Luxembourg1,094+0.6%

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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, 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 227,124 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 1,094 in 2023.

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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