Industry Breakdown of Companies in Faroe Islands

This statistic shows TOP industries, TOP companies by sales and number of employees and the most common SIC codes in Faroe Islands

The number of companies in Faroe Islands is 4,195, which represents 0.01% of all 45,639,763 companies in the HitHorizons database. The country with the highest number of registered companies is United Kingdom with 6,756,179 companies.

Current Country:
Faroe Islands 4,195 (0.0%)
Largest Country:
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
Total Number of Companies 45,639,763

TOP Industries in Faroe Islands

The industry with the highest number of companies registered in Faroe Islands is Unknown industry with 3,061 companies followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate and Services with 386 and 184 companies respectively.

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TOP Industries in Faroe Islands 4,195 registered companies

  Industry, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Unknown industry 3,061 73.0% 3,061
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 386 9.2% 386
Services 184 4.4% 184
Retail Trade 148 3.5% 148
Wholesale Trade 128 3.1% 128
Manufacturing 73 1.7% 73
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 67 1.6% 67
Construction 66 1.6% 66
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 50 1.2% 50
Public Sector 29 0.7% 29
Mining 3 0.1% 3

Breakdown of Companies in Faroe Islands by SIC Code

The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for Faroe Islands are Non classified establishment (72.97%), Closed-end investment office (4.03%) and Holding company (3.77%) .

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Breakdown of Companies in Faroe Islands by SIC Code 4,195 registered companies

TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in Faroe Islands

Companies registered in Faroe Islands generate € 5,269,625,623 in sales per annum, which represents 0.01% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is P/F Bakkafrost Farming with € 336.6M followed by P/F Havsbrún and P/F Tjaldur with € 223.0M and € 175.4M in sales respectively.

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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in Faroe Islands 4,195 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. P/F Bakkafrost Farming € 336.6M 6.39% € 336.6M
2. P/F Havsbrún € 223.0M 4.23% € 223.0M
3. P/F Tjaldur € 175.4M 3.33% € 175.4M
4. P/F Smyril-Line € 158.5M 3.01% € 158.5M
5. Elfilaged Sev I/S € 147.8M 2.81% € 147.8M
6. P/F Effo € 135.8M 2.58% € 135.8M
7. P/F Luna € 123.0M 2.33% € 123.0M
8. P/F Magn € 120.1M 2.28% € 120.1M
9. P/F Faroe Ship € 87.23M 1.66% € 87.23M
10. P/F S.M.S. € 81.45M 1.55% € 81.45M

TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in Faroe Islands

Companies registered in Faroe Islands have 14,383 employees, which represents 0% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is Landssjukrahusio Dronning Alexandrines Hospital. with 820 people followed by Elfelagid Sev and P/F Thor with 409 and 350 employees respectively.

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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in Faroe Islands 4,195 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. Landssjukrahusio Dronning Alexandrines Hospital. 820 5.7% 820
2. Elfelagid Sev 409 2.84% 409
3. P/F Thor 350 2.43% 350
4. P/F S.M.S. 350 2.43% 350
5. P/F Banknordik 350 2.43% 350
6. P/F Faroe Ship 150 1.04% 150
7. Sp/F Nolsø Shipping 150 1.04% 150
8. Lvaá Føroya Keypssamtøka 150 1.04% 150
9. P/F Postverk Føroya 150 1.04% 150
10. P/F P.P. Faroe Pelagic 150 1.04% 150

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