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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 2022, at 1.14 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 8,768. The median was 139,474. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,143,156Italy
Lowest8,768Luxembourg
Median139,47427 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 131,821 countBelgium: 139,474 countBulgaria: 159,845 countCyprus: 19,076 countCzechia: 247,333 countGermany: 669,239 countDenmark: 57,355 countEstonia: 30,175 countSpain: 893,068 countFinland: 65,985 countFrance: 907,286 countGreece: 257,418 countCroatia: 57,033 countHungary: 161,173 countIreland: 72,727 countItaly: 1,143,156 countLithuania: 68,774 countLuxembourg: 8,768 countLatvia: 35,405 countMalta: 9,646 countNetherlands: 368,073 countPoland: 575,307 countPortugal: 244,168 countRomania: 186,844 countSweden: 148,865 countSlovenia: 29,464 countSlovakia: 109,377 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Italy: 1,143,156 countItaly1,143,156France: 907,286 countFrance907,286Spain: 893,068 countSpain893,068Germany: 669,239 countGermany669,239Poland: 575,307 countPoland575,307Netherlands: 368,073 countNetherlands368,073Greece: 257,418 countGreece257,418Czechia: 247,333 countCzechia247,333Portugal: 244,168 countPortugal244,168Romania: 186,844 countRomania186,844Hungary: 161,173 countHungary161,173Bulgaria: 159,845 countBulgaria159,845Sweden: 148,865 countSweden148,865Belgium: 139,474 countBelgium139,474Austria: 131,821 countAustria131,821Slovakia: 109,377 countSlovakia109,377Ireland: 72,727 countIreland72,727Lithuania: 68,774 countLithuania68,774Finland: 65,985 countFinland65,985Denmark: 57,355 countDenmark57,355Croatia: 57,033 countCroatia57,033Latvia: 35,405 countLatvia35,405Estonia: 30,175 countEstonia30,175Slovenia: 29,464 countSlovenia29,464Cyprus: 19,076 countCyprus19,076Malta: 9,646 countMalta9,646Luxembourg: 8,768 countLuxembourg8,768Italy: 1,143,156 countItaly1,143,156France: 907,286 countFrance907,286Spain: 893,068 countSpain893,068Germany: 669,239 countGermany669,239Poland: 575,307 countPoland575,307Netherlands: 368,073 countNetherlands368,073Greece: 257,418 countGreece257,418Czechia: 247,333 countCzechia247,333Portugal: 244,168 countPortugal244,168Romania: 186,844 countRomania186,844Hungary: 161,173 countHungary161,173Bulgaria: 159,845 countBulgaria159,845Sweden: 148,865 countSweden148,865Belgium: 139,474 countBelgium139,474Austria: 131,821 countAustria131,821Slovakia: 109,377 countSlovakia109,377Ireland: 72,727 countIreland72,727Lithuania: 68,774 countLithuania68,774Finland: 65,985 countFinland65,985Denmark: 57,355 countDenmark57,355Croatia: 57,033 countCroatia57,033Latvia: 35,405 countLatvia35,405Estonia: 30,175 countEstonia30,175Slovenia: 29,464 countSlovenia29,464Cyprus: 19,076 countCyprus19,076Malta: 9,646 countMalta9,646Luxembourg: 8,768 countLuxembourg8,768
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 countries2022
count		Change on 2021
1Italy1,143,156+0.5%
2France907,286+1.7%
3Spain893,068-0.2%
4Germany669,239-0.4%
5Poland575,307-2.6%
6Netherlands368,073+2.7%
7Greece257,418+1.5%
8Czechia247,333-0.5%
9Portugal244,168+0.5%
10Romania186,844-0.1%
11Hungary161,173+0.4%
12Bulgaria159,845+4.6%
13Sweden148,865+0.2%
14Belgium139,474-12.6%
15Austria131,821+1%
16Slovakia109,377+2.5%
17Ireland72,727+28.4%
18Lithuania68,774+2.1%
19Finland65,985+0.6%
20Denmark57,355+2.1%
21Croatia57,033-2.3%
22Latvia35,405-0.8%
23Estonia30,175+11.4%
24Slovenia29,464-0.2%
25Cyprus19,076-0.5%
26Malta9,646-1.5%
27Luxembourg8,768+2.8%

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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.

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

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (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 2022, 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 8,768 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, 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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