Industry Breakdown of Companies in Germany
This statistic shows TOP industries, TOP companies by sales and number of employees and the most common SIC codes in Germany
The number of companies in Germany is 2,654,244, which represents 6.1% of all 43,520,827 companies in the HitHorizons database. The country with the highest number of registered companies is United Kingdom with 6,380,599 companies.
Germany 2,654,244 (6.1%)
United Kingdom 6,380,599 (14.7%)
TOP Industries in Germany
The industry with the highest number of companies registered in Germany is Services with 1,420,711 companies followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate and Construction with 428,865 and 168,664 companies respectively.
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TOP Industries in Germany 2,654,244 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 1,420,711 53.5% | 1,420,711 | 53.5% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 428,865 16.2% | 428,865 | 16.2% | ||
| Construction 168,664 6.4% | 168,664 | 6.4% | ||
| Retail Trade 164,808 6.2% | 164,808 | 6.2% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 152,304 5.7% | 152,304 | 5.7% | ||
| Manufacturing 148,551 5.6% | 148,551 | 5.6% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 101,305 3.8% | 101,305 | 3.8% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 37,789 1.4% | 37,789 | 1.4% | ||
| Public Sector 26,260 1.0% | 26,260 | 1.0% | ||
| Unknown industry 2,722 0.1% | 2,722 | 0.1% | ||
| Mining 2,265 0.1% | 2,265 | 0.1% |
Breakdown of Companies in Germany by SIC Code
The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for Germany are Civic/social association (7.21%), Management services (6.98%) and Real estate agent/manager (6.57%) .
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Breakdown of Companies in Germany by SIC Code 2,654,244 registered companies
TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in Germany
Companies registered in Germany generate € 11,765,903,342,494 in sales per annum, which represents 14.91% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is VOLKSWAGEN AG with € 222.9B followed by Daimler AG and Schwarz Beteiligungs-KG with € 154.3B and € 114.3B in sales respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in Germany 2,654,244 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VOLKSWAGEN AG € 222.9B 1.89% | € 222.9B | 1.89% | |
| 2. | Daimler AG € 154.3B 1.31% | € 154.3B | 1.31% | |
| 3. | Schwarz Beteiligungs-KG € 114.3B 0.97% | € 114.3B | 0.97% | |
| 4. | Deutsche Telekom AG € 101.0B 0.86% | € 101.0B | 0.86% | |
| 5. | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 98.99B 0.84% | € 98.99B | 0.84% | |
| 6. | Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung € 77.72B 0.66% | € 77.72B | 0.66% | |
| 7. | Uniper Global Commodities SE € 77.08B 0.66% | € 77.08B | 0.66% | |
| 8. | Deutsche Post AG € 66.81B 0.57% | € 66.81B | 0.57% | |
| 9. | E.ON SE € 60.94B 0.52% | € 60.94B | 0.52% | |
| 10. | INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG € 59.98B 0.51% | € 59.98B | 0.51% |
TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in Germany
Companies registered in Germany have 56,079,571 employees, which represents 12.27% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is VOLKSWAGEN AG with 665,445 people followed by INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG and Deutsche Post AG with 320,432 and 319,998 employees respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in Germany 2,654,244 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Employees | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VOLKSWAGEN AG 665,445 1.19% | 665,445 | 1.19% | |
| 2. | INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG 320,432 0.57% | 320,432 | 0.57% | |
| 3. | Deutsche Post AG 319,998 0.57% | 319,998 | 0.57% | |
| 4. | Fresenius Management SE 305,706 0.55% | 305,706 | 0.55% | |
| 5. | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 305,000 0.54% | 305,000 | 0.54% | |
| 6. | Siemens AG 299,000 0.53% | 299,000 | 0.53% | |
| 7. | Daimler AG 293,138 0.52% | 293,138 | 0.52% | |
| 8. | Deutsche Bahn AG 249,251 0.44% | 249,251 | 0.44% | |
| 9. | Continental AG 235,480 0.42% | 235,480 | 0.42% | |
| 10. | Deutsche Telekom AG 223,539 0.4% | 223,539 | 0.4% |
