Multinational enterprise groups in EU-EFTA countries by controlling country - experimental statistics by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
15,342 Number
Germany
Lowest
188 Number
Iceland
Median
2,177 Number
Years covered
7
2018–2024
Data points
266

What the numbers show

Multinational enterprise groups in EU-EFTA countries by controlling country - experimental statistics is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 15,342 Number in Germany; the lowest is 188 Number in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,177 Number, and the mean is 3,879 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 82.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 174.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 48.0%).

Multinational enterprise groups in EU-EFTA countries by controlling co: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 15,342 Number 2024 up 11.0% rising
2 United Kingdom 14,118 Number 2024 up 0.6% flat
3 Netherlands 13,805 Number 2024 up 38.6% rising
4 Switzerland 10,824 Number 2024 up 7.0% rising
5 United States 8,003 Number 2024 up 70.0% rising
6 France 7,635 Number 2024 up 28.4% rising
7 Italy 7,467 Number 2024 down 6.3% flat
8 Belgium 5,261 Number 2024 up 20.7% rising
9 Sweden 5,167 Number 2024 up 17.9% rising
10 Czechia 4,017 Number 2024 up 13.9% rising
11 Austria 3,727 Number 2024 down 8.0% flat
12 Denmark 3,701 Number 2024 up 3.0% flat
13 Luxembourg 3,515 Number 2024 down 32.5% falling
14 Spain 3,476 Number 2024 up 14.0% rising
15 Cyprus 3,390 Number 2024 down 34.8% falling
16 Slovakia 2,351 Number 2024 down 10.5% flat
17 Ireland 2,280 Number 2024 up 15.3% rising
18 Poland 2,177 Number 2024 up 38.2% rising
19 China 2,135 Number 2024 up 21.2% rising
20 Norway 2,125 Number 2024 up 4.8% flat
21 Hungary 1,818 Number 2024 up 48.4% rising
22 Finland 1,738 Number 2024 up 17.5% rising
23 Portugal 1,466 Number 2024 up 16.5% rising
24 Estonia 1,199 Number 2024 down 21.6% falling
25 Japan 1,194 Number 2024 up 22.3% rising
26 Greece 1,160 Number 2024 up 174.9% rising
27 Lithuania 984 Number 2024 up 16.4% rising
28 Liechtenstein 961 Number 2024 down 14.5% falling
29 Bulgaria 921 Number 2024 up 19.3% rising
30 Slovenia 880 Number 2024 up 18.8% rising
31 Latvia 746 Number 2024 up 17.7% rising
32 Romania 716 Number 2024 up 30.9% rising
33 Malta 641 Number 2024 down 48.0% falling
34 Croatia 621 Number 2024 up 20.8% rising
35 Iceland 188 Number 2024 down 4.1% falling

About this data

Indicator
Multinational enterprise groups in EU-EFTA countries by controlling country - experimental statistics
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 266 data points, 2018–2024
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