Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class - experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
13.1 Millions of persons employed
Germany
Lowest
0.1 Millions of persons employed
Cyprus
Median
0.7 Millions of persons employed
Years covered
7
2018–2024
Data points
287
What the numbers show
Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class - experimental statistics is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 13.1 Millions of persons employed in Germany; the lowest is 0.1 Millions of persons employed in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7 Millions of persons employed, and the mean is 1.59 Millions of persons employed.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 131.
Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 13.1 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 2 | France | 8 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 4.1 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 4 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 3.1 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 3.1 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2.2 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2.2 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 1.9 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 10 | Sweden | 1.8 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 11 | Switzerland | 1.5 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 1.3 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 1.2 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Romania | 1.1 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 1 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 0.8 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 0.8 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 0.7 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 0.7 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 0.7 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 0.6 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 0.6 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 0.5 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 0.5 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 0.4 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 0.4 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 0.4 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 0.4 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0.3 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0.3 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 0.2 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.2 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 0.2 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Estonia | 0.2 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 0.2 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Malta | 0.1 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0.1 Millions of persons employed | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries 51.6 Millions of persons employed
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 49.3 Millions of persons employed