Enterprises in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.2 activity by country

Countries reporting
29
Highest
224,017 Number
United Kingdom
Lowest
1,539 Number
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
21,288 Number
Years covered
12
2008–2019
Data points
335

What the numbers show

Enterprises in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.2 activity is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 224,017 Number in United Kingdom; the lowest is 1,539 Number in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The median across all reporting countries is 21,288 Number, and the mean is 47,132 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 146.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 791.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 0.6%).

Enterprises in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.2 activity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 224,017 Number 2018 up 47.9% rising
2 France 137,616 Number 2019 up 82.8% rising
3 Germany 135,757 Number 2019 up 51.0% rising
4 Poland 133,119 Number 2019 up 170.9% rising
5 Italy 115,598 Number 2019 up 5.5% rising
6 Netherlands 110,430 Number 2019 up 235.7% rising
7 Spain 69,079 Number 2019 up 53.2% rising
8 Sweden 59,538 Number 2019 up 25.1% rising
9 Hungary 52,436 Number 2019 up 50.2% rising
10 Czechia 50,746 Number 2019 up 45.1% rising
11 Belgium 40,860 Number 2019 up 110.0% rising
12 Slovakia 25,986 Number 2019 up 791.2% rising
13 Romania 25,796 Number 2019 up 43.2% rising
14 Austria 21,967 Number 2019 up 37.9% rising
15 Portugal 21,288 Number 2019 up 35.9% rising
16 Greece 20,710 Number 2019 up 47.8% rising
17 Denmark 18,610 Number 2019 up 53.3% rising
18 Norway 17,319 Number 2019 up 33.6% rising
19 Bulgaria 14,862 Number 2019 up 99.7% rising
20 Finland 11,656 Number 2019 up 37.0% rising
21 Slovenia 11,286 Number 2019 up 90.1% rising
22 Croatia 11,021 Number 2019 up 86.7% rising
23 Lithuania 10,021 Number 2019 up 399.6% volatile
24 Latvia 7,565 Number 2019 up 187.3% rising
25 Switzerland 6,868 Number 2019 down 0.6% rising
26 Estonia 6,625 Number 2019 up 217.3% rising
27 Luxembourg 2,530 Number 2019 up 61.6% rising
28 North Macedonia 1,977 Number 2019 up 80.5% rising
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,539 Number 2019 up 74.9% rising

About this data

Indicator
Enterprises in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.2 activity
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
30 places, 335 data points, 2008–2019
Last refreshed