Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit in Germany

Germany: Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit was 1,776 in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
1,776
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
1st
of 32 countries
All-time high
3,471
in 1997
All-time low
1,776
in 2012
Years of data
11
1997–2012

Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit in Germany, 1997–2012

01.0k2.0k3.0k1997200420121997: 3.5k1998: 3.3k1999: 3.1k2000: 2.8k2002: 2.5k2003: 2.2k2004: 2.1k2005: 2.0k2006: 2.0k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit in Germany is 1,776, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit in Germany peaked at 3,471 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,776, in 2012.

Germany ranks 1st of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit institutions (1997-2012) in Germany, 1997 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1997 3,471
1998 3,295 -5.1%
1999 3,055 -7.3%
2000 2,792 -8.6%
2002 2,473 -11.4%
2003 2,180 -11.8%
2004 2,082 -4.5%
2005 2,014 -3.3%
2006 1,966 -2.4%
2011 1,801 -8.4%
2012 1,776 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,274 3,055 3,471 3
2000s 2,251 1,966 2,792 6
2010s 1,788 1,776 1,801 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 Austria 747 compare
  2. 3 Italy 740 compare
  3. 4 Poland 697 compare
  4. 4 Poland 697 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit in Germany?
Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit in Germany was 1,776 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 3,471 in 1997.
What is the lowest number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1,776 in 2012.
How does Germany rank for number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit?
Germany ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit institutions (1997-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of enterprises and persons employed by category of credit institutions (1997-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 389 data points, 1997–2012
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