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

Spain: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 725,581 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
725,581
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
803,449
in 2007
All-time low
705,301
in 2014
Years of data
16
2005–2020

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2005201220202005: 802.9k2006: 800.9k2007: 803.4k2008: 799.1k2009: 780.7k2010: 763.4k2011: 737.8k2012: 735.9k2013: 722.6k2014: 705.3k2015: 725.9k2016: 796.0k2017: 762.4k2018: 744.1k2019: 739.9k2020: 725.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Spain recorded 725,581 for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Spain peaked at 803,449 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 705,301, in 2014.

Spain ranks 2nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Spain, year by year

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Spain, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 802,923
2006 800,944 -0.2%
2007 803,449 +0.3%
2008 799,101 -0.5%
2009 780,726 -2.3%
2010 763,408 -2.2%
2011 737,792 -3.4%
2012 735,884 -0.3%
2013 722,586 -1.8%
2014 705,301 -2.4%
2015 725,880 +2.9%
2016 796,049 +9.7%
2017 762,387 -4.2%
2018 744,063 -2.4%
2019 739,923 -0.6%
2020 725,581 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 797,429 780,726 803,449 5
2010s 743,327 705,301 796,049 10
2020s 725,581 725,581 725,581 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Italy 1.04 million compare
  2. 3 France 697,283 compare
  3. 4 Germany 542,120 compare
  4. 5 Poland 530,930 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Spain?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Spain was 725,581 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 803,449 in 2007.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 705,301 in 2014.
How does Spain rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Spain ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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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