The latest statistical report on Companies According to Group Membership for the year 2021 reveals that resident companies in Spain that are part of groups accounted for 64.9% of the turnover in Industry, Trade, and Non-Financial Services. The subsidiaries of foreign multinational groups generated a total turnover of 591.963 billion euros and employed 2,014,409 people. France, Germany, and the United States had subsidiaries with the highest turnover.
Here is a breakdown of Spanish companies in the industry, trade, and non-financial services sector based on their group membership in the year 2021:
- Total Companies: 2,926,717
- Total Employees: 13,229,820
- Total Turnover (in thousands of euros): 2,156,193,941
- Not Part of a Business Group:
- Number of Companies: 2,871,448
- Employees: 7,853,868
- Turnover: 757,462,179
- Part of a Business Group:
- Number of Companies: 55,269
- Employees: 5,375,951
- Turnover: 1,398,731,762
- Domestic Group: 34,497 companies, 1,752,502 employees, turnover of 325,481,887 euros
- Spanish Multinational Group: 6,011 companies, 1,609,040 employees, turnover of 481,286,755 euros
- Foreign Multinational Group: 14,761 companies, 2,014,409 employees, turnover of 591,963,119 euros
This data underscores the significant contribution of group-affiliated companies to the economic landscape in Spain, with multinational subsidiaries playing a substantial role in the country’s business activities.