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EU countries by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles

Italy had the highest local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 1.14 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 8,532. The median was 148,577. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,137,667Italy
Lowest8,532Luxembourg
Median148,57727 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 130,557 countBelgium: 159,514 countBulgaria: 152,751 countCyprus: 19,172 countCzechia: 248,582 countGermany: 672,237 countDenmark: 56,157 countEstonia: 27,099 countSpain: 894,564 countFinland: 65,589 countFrance: 892,299 countGreece: 253,656 countCroatia: 58,402 countHungary: 160,546 countIreland: 56,628 countItaly: 1,137,667 countLithuania: 67,339 countLuxembourg: 8,532 countLatvia: 35,681 countMalta: 9,788 countNetherlands: 358,382 countPoland: 590,696 countPortugal: 242,865 countRomania: 187,098 countSweden: 148,577 countSlovenia: 29,520 countSlovakia: 106,723 count
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count, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Italy: 1,137,667 countItaly1,137,667Spain: 894,564 countSpain894,564France: 892,299 countFrance892,299Germany: 672,237 countGermany672,237Poland: 590,696 countPoland590,696Netherlands: 358,382 countNetherlands358,382Greece: 253,656 countGreece253,656Czechia: 248,582 countCzechia248,582Portugal: 242,865 countPortugal242,865Romania: 187,098 countRomania187,098Hungary: 160,546 countHungary160,546Belgium: 159,514 countBelgium159,514Bulgaria: 152,751 countBulgaria152,751Sweden: 148,577 countSweden148,577Austria: 130,557 countAustria130,557Slovakia: 106,723 countSlovakia106,723Lithuania: 67,339 countLithuania67,339Finland: 65,589 countFinland65,589Croatia: 58,402 countCroatia58,402Ireland: 56,628 countIreland56,628Denmark: 56,157 countDenmark56,157Latvia: 35,681 countLatvia35,681Slovenia: 29,520 countSlovenia29,520Estonia: 27,099 countEstonia27,099Cyprus: 19,172 countCyprus19,172Malta: 9,788 countMalta9,788Luxembourg: 8,532 countLuxembourg8,532Italy: 1,137,667 countItaly1,137,667Spain: 894,564 countSpain894,564France: 892,299 countFrance892,299Germany: 672,237 countGermany672,237Poland: 590,696 countPoland590,696Netherlands: 358,382 countNetherlands358,382Greece: 253,656 countGreece253,656Czechia: 248,582 countCzechia248,582Portugal: 242,865 countPortugal242,865Romania: 187,098 countRomania187,098Hungary: 160,546 countHungary160,546Belgium: 159,514 countBelgium159,514Bulgaria: 152,751 countBulgaria152,751Sweden: 148,577 countSweden148,577Austria: 130,557 countAustria130,557Slovakia: 106,723 countSlovakia106,723Lithuania: 67,339 countLithuania67,339Finland: 65,589 countFinland65,589Croatia: 58,402 countCroatia58,402Ireland: 56,628 countIreland56,628Denmark: 56,157 countDenmark56,157Latvia: 35,681 countLatvia35,681Slovenia: 29,520 countSlovenia29,520Estonia: 27,099 countEstonia27,099Cyprus: 19,172 countCyprus19,172Malta: 9,788 countMalta9,788Luxembourg: 8,532 countLuxembourg8,532
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
count
1Italy1,137,667
2Spain894,564
3France Series break892,299
4Germany672,237
5Poland590,696
6Netherlands358,382
7Greece253,656
8Czechia248,582
9Portugal Series break242,865
10Romania187,098
11Hungary160,546
12Belgium159,514
13Bulgaria152,751
14Sweden148,577
15Austria Series break130,557
16Slovakia106,723
17Lithuania67,339
18Finland Series break65,589
19Croatia58,402
20Ireland56,628
21Denmark56,157
22Latvia35,681
23Slovenia29,520
24Estonia27,099
25Cyprus19,172
26Malta9,788
27Luxembourg8,532

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

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. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (EU countries by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-trade/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). EU countries by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-trade/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021), EU countries by local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-trade/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Italy, with 1.14 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest local units in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Luxembourg, with 8,532 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, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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