In 2018, the European Union (including the UK), there were approximately 1.3 million companies operating in legal and accounting activities. Italy was by far the country with the highest number of enterprises (nearly 300,000). Spain, second in the ranking counted over 158,000 legal and accounting services companies.
Number of enterprises in legal and accounting activities in Europe in 2018, by country
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