Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Germany

Germany: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 542,120 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
542,120
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
4th
of 34 countries
All-time high
602,117
in 2015
All-time low
387,058
in 2005
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Germany, 2005–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2005201220202005: 387.1k2006: 442.2k2007: 468.3k2008: 453.6k2009: 577.1k2010: 566.5k2011: 577.5k2012: 577.9k2013: 553.3k2014: 593.5k2015: 602.1k2016: 588.7k2017: 591.0k2018: 582.2k2019: 574.8k2020: 542.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Germany is 542,120, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Germany peaked at 602,117 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 387,058, in 2005.

That places Germany 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Germany, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 387,058
2006 442,245 +14.3%
2007 468,331 +5.9%
2008 453,592 -3.1%
2009 577,051 +27.2%
2010 566,481 -1.8%
2011 577,491 +1.9%
2012 577,924 +0.1%
2013 553,300 -4.3%
2014 593,508 +7.3%
2015 602,117 +1.5%
2016 588,705 -2.2%
2017 590,992 +0.4%
2018 582,198 -1.5%
2019 574,827 -1.3%
2020 542,120 -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 465,655 387,058 577,051 5
2010s 580,754 553,300 602,117 10
2020s 542,120 542,120 542,120 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 Italy 1.04 million compare
  2. 2 Spain 725,581 compare
  3. 3 France 697,283 compare
  4. 5 Poland 530,930 compare
  5. 6 United Kingdom 399,776 compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 278,018 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Germany?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Germany was 542,120 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 602,117 in 2015.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 387,058 in 2005.
How does Germany rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Germany ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 520 data points, 2005–2020
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