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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 2023, at 1.12 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 8,758. The median was 153,347. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest1,119,873Italy
Lowest8,758Luxembourg
Median153,34727 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 130,761 countBelgium: 160,465 countBulgaria: 161,491 countCyprus: 18,692 countCzechia: 245,702 countGermany: 663,766 countDenmark: 56,631 countEstonia: 30,834 countSpain: 874,172 countFinland: 64,402 countFrance: 922,992 countGreece: 256,643 countCroatia: 57,867 countHungary: 156,753 countIreland: 66,984 countItaly: 1,119,873 countLithuania: 70,186 countLuxembourg: 8,758 countLatvia: 34,528 countMalta: 9,815 countNetherlands: 371,325 countPoland: 569,119 countPortugal: 245,164 countRomania: 190,833 countSweden: 153,347 countSlovenia: 29,767 countSlovakia: 111,356 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Italy: 1,119,873 countItaly1,119,873France: 922,992 countFrance922,992Spain: 874,172 countSpain874,172Germany: 663,766 countGermany663,766Poland: 569,119 countPoland569,119Netherlands: 371,325 countNetherlands371,325Greece: 256,643 countGreece256,643Czechia: 245,702 countCzechia245,702Portugal: 245,164 countPortugal245,164Romania: 190,833 countRomania190,833Bulgaria: 161,491 countBulgaria161,491Belgium: 160,465 countBelgium160,465Hungary: 156,753 countHungary156,753Sweden: 153,347 countSweden153,347Austria: 130,761 countAustria130,761Slovakia: 111,356 countSlovakia111,356Lithuania: 70,186 countLithuania70,186Ireland: 66,984 countIreland66,984Finland: 64,402 countFinland64,402Croatia: 57,867 countCroatia57,867Denmark: 56,631 countDenmark56,631Latvia: 34,528 countLatvia34,528Estonia: 30,834 countEstonia30,834Slovenia: 29,767 countSlovenia29,767Cyprus: 18,692 countCyprus18,692Malta: 9,815 countMalta9,815Luxembourg: 8,758 countLuxembourg8,758Italy: 1,119,873 countItaly1,119,873France: 922,992 countFrance922,992Spain: 874,172 countSpain874,172Germany: 663,766 countGermany663,766Poland: 569,119 countPoland569,119Netherlands: 371,325 countNetherlands371,325Greece: 256,643 countGreece256,643Czechia: 245,702 countCzechia245,702Portugal: 245,164 countPortugal245,164Romania: 190,833 countRomania190,833Bulgaria: 161,491 countBulgaria161,491Belgium: 160,465 countBelgium160,465Hungary: 156,753 countHungary156,753Sweden: 153,347 countSweden153,347Austria: 130,761 countAustria130,761Slovakia: 111,356 countSlovakia111,356Lithuania: 70,186 countLithuania70,186Ireland: 66,984 countIreland66,984Finland: 64,402 countFinland64,402Croatia: 57,867 countCroatia57,867Denmark: 56,631 countDenmark56,631Latvia: 34,528 countLatvia34,528Estonia: 30,834 countEstonia30,834Slovenia: 29,767 countSlovenia29,767Cyprus: 18,692 countCyprus18,692Malta: 9,815 countMalta9,815Luxembourg: 8,758 countLuxembourg8,758
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 countries2023
count		Change on 2022
1Italy1,119,873-2%
2France922,992+1.7%
3Spain874,172-2.1%
4Germany663,766-0.8%
5Poland569,119-1.1%
6Netherlands371,325+0.9%
7Greece256,643-0.3%
8Czechia245,702-0.7%
9Portugal245,164+0.4%
10Romania190,833+2.1%
11Bulgaria161,491+1%
12Belgium160,465+15.1%
13Hungary156,753-2.7%
14Sweden153,347+3%
15Austria130,761-0.8%
16Slovakia111,356+1.8%
17Lithuania70,186+2.1%
18Ireland66,984-7.9%
19Finland64,402-2.4%
20Croatia57,867+1.5%
21Denmark56,631-1.3%
22Latvia34,528-2.5%
23Estonia30,834+2.2%
24Slovenia29,767+1%
25Cyprus18,692-2%
26Malta9,815+1.8%
27Luxembourg8,758-0.1%

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

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (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 1.12 million in 2023, 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 8,758 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, 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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