Distribution of companies worldwide 2020, by industry

Published by
Einar H. Dyvik,
Nov 24, 2023
Approximately 28.2 percent of companies in the Statista Company DB, which includes more than 15 million companies from over 200 countries, were in the retail and trade sector, while almost 11.8 percent were in the Construction industry.

Estimated distribution of companies worldwide in 2020, by industry

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Release date

August 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

Data is based on the sectoral distribution in the Statista Company Database which provided information on over 15 million global companies.

Methodology

* Society includes companies related to Crime & Law Enforcement, Demographics, Education & Science, Geography and Nature, and Religion. Governmental / nonprofits refers to the Economy and Politics industry from the database.

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