Code Industry 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021a 2022
Number of active corporations and unincorporated enterprises
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 30,496 31,046 33,837 33,396 32,671 29,627
B Mining and quarrying 373 368 368 361 389 386
C Manufacturing 50,328 52,105 54,220 54,908 59,383 59,552
CA Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products 6,660 6,645 6,664 6,661 7,749 7,123
CB Manufacture of textiles, apparel, leather and related products 4,688 4,788 4,922 5,024 5,305 5,274
CC Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing 6,913 6,906 6,922 6,822 7,085 7,173
CD Manufacture of coke, and refined petroleum products 7 8 8 6 7 6
CE Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 653 647 654 672 685 688
CF Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products 85 88 88 79 91 97
CG Manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products 3,810 3,884 3,952 3,936 4,120 4,148
CH Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 8,510 9,044 9,635 9,832 10,672 10,882
CI Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1,365 1,411 1,401 1,329 1,361 1,362
CJ Manufacture of electrical equipment 866 877 897 874 917 922
CK Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2,311 2,332 2,306 2,264 2,288 2,270
CL Manufacture of transport equipment 694 725 735 732 762 747
CM Other manufacturing, and repair and installation of machinery and equipment 13,766 14,750 16,036 16,677 18,341 18,860
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 653 898 1,145 1325 1594 1673
B+C+D Industry 51,354 53,371 55,733 56,594 61,366 61,611
E Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 1,688 1,701 1,750 1,709 1,849 1,862
B+C+D+E Industry 53,042 55,072 57,483 58,303 63,215 63,473
F Construction 69,326 79,218 93,130 101,797 122,023 131,629
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 132,497 134,240 136,333 137,046 146,028 146,314
H Transportation and storage 28,259 29,729 32,995 36,266 44,149 46,932
I Accommodation and food service activities 29,818 30,624 31,570 31,533 34,130 34,023
J Information and communication 41,492 45,406 49,931 51,820 58,194 59,593
K Financial and insurance activities 18,199 19,122 24,603 24,087 26,628 25,770
L Real estate activities 32,780 34,380 35,854 35,869 40,628 40,239
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 129,572 138,647 150,303 153,990 169,314 174,616
N Administrative and support service activities 40,971 45,216 52,036 54,537 61,763 63,782
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security – – – – – –
P Education 31,077 33,107 37,496 37,876 40,622 42,073
Q Human health and social work activities 33,627 35,498 38,188 39,358 41,777 42,688
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 21,550 23,615 26,626 27,024 30,369 31,970
S Other service activities 45,851 50,464 58,775 63,372 71,567 74,674
A–S Total 738,557 785,384 859,160 886,274 983,078 1,007,403
Number of newly born corporations and unincorporated enterprises
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4,808 3,589 5,491 3,642 4,193 2,988
B Mining and quarrying 23 22 24 21 32 16
C Manufacturing 3,935 4,484 5,252 4,554 5,799 4,203
CA Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products 444 412 482 460 1,236 407
CB Manufacture of textiles, apparel, leather and related products 456 506 547 565 477 430
CC Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing 425 483 533 447 502 493
CD Manufacture of coke, and refined petroleum products – 1 1 – – 0
CE Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 56 40 42 60 42 36
CF Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products 5 6 5 4 7 8
CG Manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products 197 247 250 220 255 207
CH Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 677 901 1,104 864 1,027 823
CI Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 73 83 85 49 77 70
CJ Manufacture of electrical equipment 41 45 57 34 62 46
CK Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 97 100 96 83 86 63
CL Manufacture of transport equipment 39 47 36 37 49 32
CM Other manufacturing, and repair and installation of machinery and equipment 1,425 1,613 2,014 1,731 1,979 1,588
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 148 229 237 140 173 122
B+C+D Industry 4,106 4,735 5,513 4,715 6,004 4,341
E Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 113 109 160 103 168 122
B+C+D+E Industry 4,219 4,844 5,673 4,818 6,172 4,463
F Construction 9,868 12,593 16,253 13,673 19,316 14,597
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10,518 10,463 11,480 11,393 12,728 9,313
H Transportation and storage 2,972 3,135 4,585 5,764 8,840 6,819
I Accommodation and food service activities 3,076 3,113 3,498 3,024 3,775 2,743
J Information and communication 5,564 6,143 7,518 5,867 6,888 5,554
K Financial and insurance activities 7,265 4,235 7,147 3,586 3,804 2,726
L Real estate activities 4,388 4,318 4,784 3,753 6,818 4,593
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 14,504 15,044 18,422 13,834 16,677 14,881
N Administrative and support service activities 5,979 7,620 10,081 7,883 8,830 7,994
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security – – – – – –
P Education 3,899 4,346 5,977 3,788 4,120 4,311
Q Human health and social work activities 2,698 2,887 3,728 3,067 3,304 3,230
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 3,375 3,666 4,452 3,062 3,770 3,754
S Other service activities 7,227 7,965 10,484 9,030 9,295 7,027
A–S Total 90,360 93,961 119,573 96,184 118,530 94,993
Number of dead corporations and unincorporated enterprises
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2,008 1,653 1,903 1,898 3,087 ..
B Mining and quarrying 28 21 22 15 26 ..
C Manufacturing 3,180 3,026 3,411 2,464 3,715 ..
CA Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products 480 397 392 292 421 ..
CB Manufacture of textiles, apparel, leather and related products 378 344 380 295 426 ..
CC Manufacture of wood and paper products, and printing 444 419 457 289 417 ..
CD Manufacture of coke, and refined petroleum products – 1 – 0 0 ..
CE Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 44 38 33 28 41 ..
CF Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products 8 5 8 1 1 ..
CG Manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products 211 177 200 146 203 ..
CH Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 513 495 572 464 673 ..
CI Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 53 89 84 55 80 ..
CJ Manufacture of electrical equipment 51 43 50 27 42 ..
CK Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 121 102 142 66 103 ..
CL Manufacture of transport equipment 36 43 30 20 54 ..
CM Other manufacturing, and repair and installation of machinery and equipment 841 873 1,063 781 1,254 ..
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 82 51 77 76 62 ..
B+C+D Industry 3,290 3,098 3,510 2,555 3,803 ..
E Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 116 109 106 85 127 ..
B+C+D+E Industry 3,406 3,207 3,616 2,640 3,930 ..
F Construction 4,574 4,375 5,499 4,403 8,111 ..
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10,163 9,157 9,389 6,862 10,059 ..
H Transportation and storage 2,000 1,621 2,260 2,119 4,377 ..
I Accommodation and food service activities 2,732 2,448 2,522 1,990 2,858 ..
J Information and communication 2,916 3,342 3,559 2,432 4,764 ..
K Financial and insurance activities 2,925 2,559 3,624 2,211 3,352 ..
L Real estate activities 2,499 1,930 2,005 1,573 3,995 ..
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 8,356 8,464 9,703 6,638 12,246 ..
N Administrative and support service activities 4,176 4,053 4,846 3,929 6,968 ..
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security – – – – – ..
P Education 2,326 2,353 3,198 2,362 3,312 ..
Q Human health and social work activities 1,354 1,413 1,722 1,909 2,792 ..
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,584 1,542 1,990 1,449 2,429 ..
S Other service activities 3,482 3,177 3,934 3,127 4,740 ..
A–S Total 54,501 51,294 59,770 45,542 77,020 ..

Footnotes

aIn reference year 2021, the data sources have been expanded with social security records from the National Customs and Tax Authority, see methodology.

Explanation of symbols

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Non-occurrence.
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Datum not available.
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Less than half of unit.
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Preliminary datum.
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Revised datum.
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