Multinational enterprise groups in EU-EFTA countries by controlling country - experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
15,342 Number
Germany
Lowest
188 Number
Iceland
Median
2,156 Number
Years covered
7
2018–2024
Data points
343
What the numbers show
Multinational enterprise groups in EU-EFTA countries by controlling country - experimental statistics is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 15,342 Number in Germany; the lowest is 188 Number in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,156 Number, and the mean is 3,973 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 82.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 11 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 15,342 Number | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 14,118 Number | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 14,118 Number | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 13,805 Number | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 13,805 Number | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 10,824 Number | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 7 | United States | 8,003 Number | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 7 | United States | 8,003 Number | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 9 | France | 7,635 Number | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 7,467 Number | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 11 | Belgium | 5,261 Number | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 5,167 Number | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 4,017 Number | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 3,727 Number | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 3,701 Number | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 3,515 Number | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 17 | Spain | 3,476 Number | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 3,390 Number | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 2,351 Number | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 19 | Slovakia | 2,351 Number | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 2,280 Number | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 2,177 Number | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 2,177 Number | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 24 | China | 2,135 Number | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 24 | China | 2,135 Number | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 2,125 Number | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 1,818 Number | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 1,738 Number | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 1,466 Number | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 1,199 Number | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 1,199 Number | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 32 | Japan | 1,194 Number | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 1,160 Number | 2024 | up 174.9% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 984 Number | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 984 Number | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 961 Number | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 921 Number | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 880 Number | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 880 Number | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 746 Number | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 746 Number | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 716 Number | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 43 | Malta | 641 Number | 2024 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 621 Number | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 621 Number | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 188 Number | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- All countries of the world 149,678 Number
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries 110,299 Number
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 96,201 Number