In 2022, the European Union was estimated to have approximately 23.2 million enterprises operating in the non-financial business economy, compared with 22.65 million in 2021. Since 2008, there is estimated to have been a net increase of around 3.6 million business enterprises during this period.
Number of enterprises in the non-financial business economy of the European Union (EU27) from 2008 to 2022
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Statistics on European economy
Overview
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- Basic Statistic GDP of the European Union 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic GDP annual growth rate in the EU 2013-2023
- Basic Statistic GDP of European countries in 2021
- Basic Statistic GDP growth rates in Europe 2021
- Premium Statistic GDP growth rate forecasts in Europe 2022
- Premium Statistic Gross domestic product (GDP) of Europe's largest economies 1980-2027
- Basic Statistic Leading European cities by GDP in 2017/18
- Basic Statistic Share of the EU in the global gross domestic product adjusted for purchasing power
Labor market
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- Basic Statistic Employment rate in the European Union 2005-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of employees in the European Union 2005-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of employees in the European Union 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the EU 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Unemployment rate in the EU 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of the largest economies in Europe 1980-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of self-employed people in the EU 2002-2021
- Premium Statistic Average annual wages in 26 countries in Europe 2021
Inflation
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- Basic Statistic Inflation rate of the European Union 1997-2022
- Basic Statistic Inflation rate of the EU-27 in December 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic CPI inflation rate among large economies in Europe 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Inflation rate of the European Union 2002-2022, by category
- Basic Statistic Inflation rate of the European Union in 2022, by sector
- Basic Statistic Inflation rate in EU and Euro area 2027
Business enterprise
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- Basic Statistic Largest European companies based on revenue 2021
- Basic Statistic Largest European companies based on number of employees 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of businesses in the European Union 2008-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of businesses in the European Union in 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of SMEs in the European Union 2008-2022, by size
- Premium Statistic Value added by SMEs in the European Union 2008-2022, by size
- Premium Statistic Number of people employed by SMEs in the European Union 2008-2022, by size
- Premium Statistic Corporate income tax rates in Europe in 2021
Further related statistics
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- Number of SMEs in the UK, by region 2019
- Business economy enterprises in Ukraine 2017, by size and sector
- Number of beer manufacturing enterprises in Italy in 2018, by legal form
- Food manufacturing companies in Italy 2018, by legal form
- Austria: persons employed in the non-financial economy by employment size class 2014
- Latvia: enterprises in the non-financial business economy 2016, by employment size
- Asset-based financing: clients lost and gained in the UK Q1 2015 - Q1 2018
- Crowdfunding platforms: average fees charged in Spain in 2013
- Potential use of non-bank external finance by SMEs in the UK in 2014
- SMEs bank account ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by company size
- Difficulties in obtaining finance for small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2014
- Cloud-based accounting software usage in France 2014, by industry
- Business bank account satisfaction according to SMEs in Great Britain 2014
- Guatemala: SME revenue 2015, by size
- Number of SMEs in Ireland in 2022, by sector
- Share of businesses registered at the owner's address in Hungary 2021, by county
- Romania: enterprises in the non-financial business economy 2016, by employment size
- Long-term goals of China's family businesses over the next five years 2018
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- Number of SMEs in the UK, by region 2019
- Business economy enterprises in Ukraine 2017, by size and sector
- Number of beer manufacturing enterprises in Italy in 2018, by legal form
- Food manufacturing companies in Italy 2018, by legal form
- Austria: persons employed in the non-financial economy by employment size class 2014
- Latvia: enterprises in the non-financial business economy 2016, by employment size
- Asset-based financing: clients lost and gained in the UK Q1 2015 - Q1 2018
- Crowdfunding platforms: average fees charged in Spain in 2013
- Potential use of non-bank external finance by SMEs in the UK in 2014
- SMEs bank account ownership in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by company size
- Difficulties in obtaining finance for small and medium enterprises in the UK in 2014
- Cloud-based accounting software usage in France 2014, by industry
- Business bank account satisfaction according to SMEs in Great Britain 2014
- Guatemala: SME revenue 2015, by size
- Number of SMEs in Ireland in 2022, by sector
- Share of businesses registered at the owner's address in Hungary 2021, by county
- Romania: enterprises in the non-financial business economy 2016, by employment size
- Long-term goals of China's family businesses over the next five years 2018
European Commission. (June 20, 2022). Number of enterprises in the non-financial business economy of the European Union (EU27) from 2008 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248775/number-of-businesses-eu/
European Commission. "Number of enterprises in the non-financial business economy of the European Union (EU27) from 2008 to 2022." Chart. June 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248775/number-of-businesses-eu/
European Commission. (2022). Number of enterprises in the non-financial business economy of the European Union (EU27) from 2008 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248775/number-of-businesses-eu/
European Commission. "Number of Enterprises in The Non-financial Business Economy of The European Union (Eu27) from 2008 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248775/number-of-businesses-eu/
European Commission, Number of enterprises in the non-financial business economy of the European Union (EU27) from 2008 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248775/number-of-businesses-eu/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Number of enterprises in the non-financial business economy of the European Union (EU27) from 2008 to 2022 [Graph], European Commission, June 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248775/number-of-businesses-eu/