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

Greece: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 221,763 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
221,763
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
9th
of 34 countries
All-time high
304,701
in 2005
All-time low
221,763
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2005201220202005: 304.7k2006: 300.6k2007: 298.0k2008: 297.4k2009: 291.5k2010: 286.1k2011: 260.6k2012: 260.3k2013: 251.4k2014: 268.2k2015: 253.2k2016: 255.5k2017: 231.9k2018: 227.5k2019: 227.0k2020: 221.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Greece is 221,763, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Greece peaked at 304,701 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 221,763, in 2020.

That places Greece 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Greece, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 304,701
2006 300,630 -1.3%
2007 297,977 -0.9%
2008 297,450 -0.2%
2009 291,536 -2.0%
2010 286,101 -1.9%
2011 260,638 -8.9%
2012 260,251 -0.1%
2013 251,413 -3.4%
2014 268,189 +6.7%
2015 253,168 -5.6%
2016 255,534 +0.9%
2017 231,914 -9.2%
2018 227,505 -1.9%
2019 227,004 -0.2%
2020 221,763 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 298,459 291,536 304,701 5
2010s 252,172 227,004 286,101 10
2020s 221,763 221,763 221,763 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 6 United Kingdom 399,776 compare
  2. 7 Netherlands 278,018 compare
  3. 8 Czechia 224,407 compare
  4. 10 Portugal 215,033 compare
  5. 11 Romania 174,754 compare
  6. 12 Belgium 144,610 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Greece?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Greece was 221,763 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 304,701 in 2005.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 221,763 in 2020.
How does Greece rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Greece ranks 9th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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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