Industry Breakdown of Companies
in Spain

Explore more than 4,537,394 Spain-based companies available in the HitHorizons database and see top industries and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.

Current Country: Spain 4,537,394 (10.1%)
Largest Country: United Kingdom 6,982,499 (15.6%)
Total Number of Companies in Europe 44,901,636

According to our database, a total of more than 4,537,394 businesses are registered in Spain . That represents 10.11% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These Spain-based companies have a share of 3.73% of all sales generated by EU-based businesses and employ 5.71% of all EU employees.

Spain: TOP Industries

According to our database, the industry with the highest number of companies registered is Services (1,064,688 companies in total), followed by Retail Trade (754,743) and Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (705,426).

This TOP 10 list was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Spain: TOP Industries 4,537,394 registered companies

  Industry, Number of Companies Number of
Companies
Services 1,064,688 23.5% 1,064,688
Retail Trade 754,743 16.6% 754,743
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 705,426 15.5% 705,426
Construction 479,241 10.6% 479,241
Unknown industry 453,376 10.0% 453,376
Wholesale Trade 442,186 9.7% 442,186
Manufacturing 311,900 6.9% 311,900
Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 208,273 4.6% 208,273
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 93,359 2.1% 93,359
Public Sector 16,619 0.4% 16,619
Mining 7,583 0.2% 7,583

Spain: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code

The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC Code) is used to assign companies to specific industries. According to our database, the top 3 SIC Codes for Spain are Non classified establishment (9.99%), Subdivider/developer (6.6%) and Real property lessor (4.88%).

This breakdown was generated automarically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and find companies leading within individual SIC Codes, SIC Code distribution among individual countries, or SIC Code breakdowns within other industries using HitHorizons Screener.

Spain: Breakdown of Companies by SIC Code 4,537,394 registered companies

Spain: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in the Spain generated € 3,183,388,762,489 in sales, which represents 3.73% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database.

This TOP 10 list of companies operating in Spain was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Spain: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 4,537,394 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. MERCADONA SA € 31.62B 0.99% € 31.62B
2. REPSOL PETROLEO SA € 28.93B 0.91% € 28.93B
3. COMPAÑIA ESPAÑOLA DE PETROLEOS SA € 27.37B 0.86% € 27.37B
4. REPSOL COMERCIAL DE PRODUCTOS PETROLIFEROS SA € 19.13B 0.6% € 19.13B
5. ENDESA ENERGIA SAU € 18.87B 0.59% € 18.87B
6. INDUSTRIA DE DISEÑO TEXTIL SA € 15.66B 0.49% € 15.66B
7. STELLANTIS ESPAÑA SOCIEDAD LIMITADA. € 14.37B 0.45% € 14.37B
8. SEAT SAU € 14.17B 0.45% € 14.17B
9. IBERDROLA CLIENTES SOCIEDAD ANONIMA. € 12.38B 0.39% € 12.38B
10. EL CORTE INGLES SA € 11.5B 0.36% € 11.5B
Total Sales of the TOP 10 Companies € 194B

Spain: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees

According to our database, companies registered in the UK employ 22,170,198 people, which represents 5.71% of all people employed by companies available in the HitHorizons database. The company with the highest number of employees is MERCADONA SA (105,286), followed by GOBIERNO VASCO EUSKO JAURLARITZA (78,000) and EL CORTE INGLES SA (50,667).

This TOP 10 list of companies with the highest number of employees was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Spain: Top 10 Companies with Highest Number of Employees 4,537,394 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Number of Employees
1. MERCADONA SA 105,286 0.47% 105,286
2. GOBIERNO VASCO EUSKO JAURLARITZA 78,000 0.35% 78,000
3. EL CORTE INGLES SA 50,667 0.23% 50,667
4. SOCIEDAD ESTATAL CORREOS Y TELEGRAFOS SA S.M.E. 48,094 0.22% 48,094
5. SERVICIO GALEGO DE SAUDE SERGAS 40,000 0.18% 40,000
6. INSTITUT CATALA DE LA SALUT DE BARCELONA GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA 36,607 0.17% 36,607
7. CAIXABANK SA 36,091 0.16% 36,091
8. CLECE SA 34,736 0.16% 34,736
9. CENTROS COMERCIALES CARREFOUR SA 33,826 0.15% 33,826
10. FCC MEDIO AMBIENTE SAU 30,319 0.14% 30,319
Total Number of Employees of the TOP 10 Companies 493,626

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