Industry Breakdown of Companies in Greece

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

The number of companies in Greece is 378,301, which represents 0.83% 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:
Greece 378,301 (0.8%)
Largest Country:
United Kingdom 6,756,179 (14.8%)
Total Number of Companies 45,639,763

TOP Industries in Greece

The industry with the highest number of companies registered in Greece is Unknown industry with 132,216 companies followed by Services and Retail Trade with 59,575 and 53,116 companies respectively.

To find insights that meet your specific search criteria use our Screener.

TOP Industries in Greece 378,301 registered companies

  Industry, Number of Companies Number of Companies
Unknown industry 132,216 34.9% 132,216
Services 59,575 15.7% 59,575
Retail Trade 53,116 14.0% 53,116
Wholesale Trade 38,126 10.1% 38,126
Manufacturing 30,457 8.1% 30,457
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 24,552 6.5% 24,552
Construction 20,599 5.4% 20,599
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 15,620 4.1% 15,620
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 2,679 0.7% 2,679
Public Sector 727 0.2% 727
Mining 634 0.2% 634

Breakdown of Companies in Greece by SIC Code

The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) allows to classify individual industries. The top three SIC codes for Greece are Non classified establishment (34.95%), Operative builders (3.33%) and Eating place (3.26%) .

To find insights that meet your specific search criteria use our Screener.

Breakdown of Companies in Greece by SIC Code 378,301 registered companies

TOP 10 Companies by Sales Registered in Greece

Companies registered in Greece generate € 346,912,102,707 in sales per annum, which represents 0.45% of sales of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest sales is HELLENIQ ENERGY HOLDINGS S.A. with € 8.426B followed by MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINERIES S.A. and PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. with € 7.154B and € 5.399B in sales respectively.

The list of TOP 10 companies is not 100% reliable since it is generated automatically based on data available in our database and are registered in individual companies. To find insights that meet your specific search criteria use our Screener.

TOP 10 Companies by Sales in Greece 378,301 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. HELLENIQ ENERGY HOLDINGS S.A. € 8.426B 2.43% € 8.426B
2. MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) CORINTH REFINERIES S.A. € 7.154B 2.06% € 7.154B
3. PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. € 5.399B 1.56% € 5.399B
4. HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. € 3.319B 0.96% € 3.319B
5. ELVALHALCOR HELLENIC COPPER & ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY S.A. € 2.616B 0.75% € 2.616B
6. CORAL S.A. € 2.143B 0.62% € 2.143B
7. MYTILINEOS S.A. € 2.111B 0.61% € 2.111B
8. HELLENIC FUELS & LUBRICANTS SINGLE MEMBER INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL S.A. € 2.027B 0.58% € 2.027B
9. "ALFA BETA" VASSILOPOULOS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. € 1.967B 0.57% € 1.967B
10. PIRAEUS BANK S.A. € 1.694B 0.49% € 1.694B

TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees Registered in Greece

Companies registered in Greece have 2,288,760 employees, which represents 0.59% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. with 31,736 people followed by "ALFA BETA" VASSILOPOULOS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. and PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. with 14,546 and 12,582 employees respectively.

The list of TOP 10 companies is not 100% reliable since it is generated automatically based on data available in our database and are registered in individual companies. To find insights that meet your specific search criteria use our Screener.

TOP 10 Companies by Number of Employees in Greece 378,301 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. HELLENIC HYPERMARKETS SKLAVENITIS S.A. 31,736 1.39% 31,736
2. "ALFA BETA" VASSILOPOULOS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. 14,546 0.64% 14,546
3. PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A. 12,582 0.55% 12,582
4. EUROBANK S.A. 11,390 0.5% 11,390
5. METRO S.A. 11,299 0.49% 11,299
6. HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION S.A. 11,227 0.49% 11,227
7. YPIRESIA 800 - TELEPERFORMANCE SINGLE MEMBER S.A. 11,000 0.48% 11,000
8. MASOUTIS, D., SUPERMARKET S.A. 10,319 0.45% 10,319
9. PIRAEUS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS S.A. 10,263 0.45% 10,263
10. PIRAEUS BANK S.A. 10,052 0.44% 10,052

Explore detailed statistics of other countries with HitHorizons

This website uses cookies

We use cookies to personalise content and provide features and analytical purposes. By clicking “Accept all”, you consent to our use of cookies. For further information, see our Cookies Policy and our Privacy Policy.

Customise Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

Essential cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

These cookies allow us to analyse our site's usage and improve the site's functionality. Analytical cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.