Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
44.5%
Luxembourg
Lowest
8.1%
Greece
Median
20.4%
Years covered
16
2008β2023
Data points
571
What the numbers show
Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 44.5% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 8.1% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.4%, and the mean is 20.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 71.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 35.0%).
Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 44.5% | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 2 | Slovakia | 28.0% | 2023 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 2 | Slovakia | 28.0% | 2023 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 4 | Czechia | 27.5% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 27.3% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 6 | Romania | 26.9% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 24.7% | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 7 | Estonia | 24.7% | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 23.6% | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 10 | Latvia | 23.1% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 23.1% | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 22.4% | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 12 | Slovenia | 22.4% | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 14 | Norway | 22.4% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 21.8% | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 21.8% | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 20.9% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 20.4% | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 20.4% | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 20.2% | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 20.1% | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 22 | Malta | 19.3% | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 18.9% | 2023 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 18.7% | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 18.3% | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 26 | Lithuania | 16.8% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 16.8% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 15.5% | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 15.4% | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 15.4% | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 15.1% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 12.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 33 | France | 11.9% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 9.9% | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 9.6% | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 8.1% | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.