In 2022, 146 400 multinational enterprise (MNE) groups were operating in the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries (EU-EFTA). They employed over 47 million people in EU-EFTA countries, or 28% of people working in the business economy including industry, construction and services.

Considering multinational enterprise groups operating in the EU and EFTA, 64 % were controlled by an EU country and 9% by an EFTA country. Together, they employed 83% of the total workforce of multinational enterprise groups in the EU and EFTA.

More details by Eurostat.