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 2,741,807, which represents 6.01% 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.
Germany 2,741,807 (6.0%)
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
TOP Industries in Germany
The industry with the highest number of companies registered in Germany is Services with 1,444,334 companies followed by Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate and Construction with 479,067 and 172,924 companies respectively.
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TOP Industries in Germany 2,741,807 registered companies
| Industry, Number of Companies | Number of Companies | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services 1,444,334 52.7% | 1,444,334 | 52.7% | ||
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 479,067 17.5% | 479,067 | 17.5% | ||
| Construction 172,924 6.3% | 172,924 | 6.3% | ||
| Retail Trade 165,387 6.0% | 165,387 | 6.0% | ||
| Wholesale Trade 156,119 5.7% | 156,119 | 5.7% | ||
| Manufacturing 149,489 5.5% | 149,489 | 5.5% | ||
| Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 105,362 3.8% | 105,362 | 3.8% | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 39,449 1.4% | 39,449 | 1.4% | ||
| Public Sector 27,175 1.0% | 27,175 | 1.0% | ||
| Mining 2,259 0.1% | 2,259 | 0.1% | ||
| Unknown industry 242 0.0% | 242 | 0.0% |
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 Management services (6.99%), Civic/social association (6.98%) and Holding company (6.96%) .
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Breakdown of Companies in Germany by SIC Code 2,741,807 registered companies
TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in Germany
Companies registered in Germany generate € 10,432,150,250,301 in sales per annum, which represents 13.47% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is VOLKSWAGEN AG with € 279.2B followed by Uniper SE and Mercedes-Benz Group AG with € 274.1B and € 150.0B in sales respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Sales in Germany 2,741,807 registered companies
| Company Name, Sales & Share | Sales | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VOLKSWAGEN AG € 279.2B 2.68% | € 279.2B | 2.68% | |
| 2. | Uniper SE € 274.1B 2.63% | € 274.1B | 2.63% | |
| 3. | Mercedes-Benz Group AG € 150.0B 1.44% | € 150.0B | 1.44% | |
| 4. | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG € 142.6B 1.37% | € 142.6B | 1.37% | |
| 5. | Uniper Global Commodities SE € 138.5B 1.33% | € 138.5B | 1.33% | |
| 6. | E.ON SE € 115.7B 1.11% | € 115.7B | 1.11% | |
| 7. | Schwarz Beteiligungs-KG € 114.3B 1.1% | € 114.3B | 1.1% | |
| 8. | Deutsche Telekom AG € 114.2B 1.09% | € 114.2B | 1.09% | |
| 9. | Deutsche Post AG € 94.44B 0.91% | € 94.44B | 0.91% | |
| 10. | BASF SE € 87.33B 0.84% | € 87.33B | 0.84% |
TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in Germany
Companies registered in Germany have 51,811,046 employees, which represents 13.33% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is VOLKSWAGEN AG with 669,275 people followed by Deutsche Post AG and Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung with 589,109 and 399,703 employees respectively.
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TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in Germany 2,741,807 registered companies
| Company Name, Employees & Share | Employees | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | VOLKSWAGEN AG 669,275 1.29% | 669,275 | 1.29% | |
| 2. | Deutsche Post AG 589,109 1.14% | 589,109 | 1.14% | |
| 3. | Robert Bosch Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung 399,703 0.77% | 399,703 | 0.77% | |
| 4. | Deutsche Bahn AG 335,387 0.65% | 335,387 | 0.65% | |
| 5. | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 313,628 0.61% | 313,628 | 0.61% | |
| 6. | Siemens AG 308,000 0.59% | 308,000 | 0.59% | |
| 7. | INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG 304,474 0.59% | 304,474 | 0.59% | |
| 8. | REWE-ZENTRALFINANZ eG 257,996 0.5% | 257,996 | 0.5% | |
| 9. | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG 224,726 0.43% | 224,726 | 0.43% | |
| 10. | Deutsche Telekom AG 211,236 0.41% | 211,236 | 0.41% |
