Implementing the EU enterprise concept in structural business statistics from reference year 2018
Results concerning enterprises in structural business statistics are based on the common EU enterprise definition - as specified by the EU Regulation on statistical units - for the first time for reference year 2018. In addition, results are still published for the unit of presentation that was used until reference year 2017. In the past, it was referred to as the enterprise though, in the sense of the EU Regulation on statistical units, it was a legal unit. The wording of publications has been adjusted accordingly: data on enterprises (until reference year 2017) will now be referred to as data on legal units.
Foreign-controlled enterprises in Germany 2021: About 3.9 million persons employed
In addition to manufacturing, comprises the remaining industry, accommodation and food service activities and the service sector exclusive of financial and insurance activities, 35,070 enterprises belonged to parent companies based abroad in 2021. From 2021, the areas of financial and insurance activities, education, Human health and social work activities, arts, entertainment and recreation will also be included.
2021: About 10% of the foreign-controlled enterprises have parent companies in Asia
About 10% of the foreign-controlled enterprises have parent companies in Asia. German enterprises whose parent companies are in Africa, South America or Australia and Oceania, were less frequent among all foreign-controlled enterprises.
