Germany business registrations
Germany business registrations tracked quarterly as an index across the total market economy.
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| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market economy, total8 | −1.4% | −4.3% | −1.7% | +8.3% | +10.3% | +14.4% | +11.0% | −14.3% | −25.4% | −13.7% | +4.9% | +25.3% | +42.1% | |
| Industry excluding construction | −5.0% | −8.9% | −13.4% | +8.1% | −3.4% | +11.3% | +18.8% | −25.3% | −31.7% | −21.2% | −5.7% | +30.4% | +62.8% | |
| Construction | −3.5% | −2.6% | −4.2% | −3.3% | −4.2% | −4.7% | −7.7% | −13.7% | −20.6% | −15.5% | −5.5% | −0.3% | +10.5% | |
| Trade and motor-vehicle repair | −6.4% | −13.4% | −7.6% | +6.8% | +5.7% | +16.6% | +9.2% | −26.8% | −34.3% | −19.1% | +7.0% | +47.0% | +68.4% | |
| Transport and storage | +6.6% | +3.6% | +4.9% | +15.5% | +14.5% | +20.7% | +13.9% | −3.6% | −10.3% | −6.9% | +8.2% | +19.5% | +28.4% | |
| Accommodation and food services | −5.6% | +0.3% | +0.2% | +10.9% | +7.4% | +9.5% | +12.3% | +2.5% | −3.2% | +0.1% | +6.0% | +6.9% | +17.3% | |
| Information and communication | +36.3% | +20.2% | +10.7% | +31.6% | +26.1% | +29.3% | +23.6% | −18.4% | −29.5% | −11.0% | +15.7% | +33.5% | +59.6% | |
| Finance, real estate and business services | −1.1% | −3.0% | +0.1% | +8.9% | +14.9% | +19.2% | +16.3% | −11.3% | −24.5% | −10.0% | +8.2% | +26.0% | +41.4% | |
| Education, health and other services | −4.6% | −8.1% | −0.1% | +10.0% | +22.0% | +21.8% | +10.5% | −11.1% | −30.9% | −17.1% | +6.4% | +32.0% | +57.3% |
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The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 2015 to Q2 2026. Source: Eurostat, Statistical Office of the European Union.
About this data
Germany business registrations tracked quarterly as an index across the total market economy. This dataset from Eurostat provides an index of administrative registrations with a base of 2021=100. The figures cover the total market economy and are broken down by industries such as construction, trade and motor-vehicle repair, and accommodation and food services. Available since 2015, the data also detail registrations for transport and storage, finance, real estate and business services, and education and health services.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for Germany business registrations?
- Market economy, total stood at 113.9 in Q2 2026. That is +0.4% from Q1 2026 and −1.4% from a year earlier.
- How far back does the Germany business registrations data go?
- The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 2015 to Q2 2026. Source: Eurostat, Statistical Office of the European Union. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
- What does the Germany business registrations index measure?
- The Germany business registrations index tracks administrative registration events for businesses across the market economy. It is expressed as an index with a base of 2021=100, rather than an absolute count of enterprise births.
- Which industries are covered in the Germany business registrations data?
- The index covers the total market economy and provides breakdowns for various sectors. These include industry excluding construction, trade and motor-vehicle repair, information and communication, and finance, real estate and business services.
- Are transport and hospitality sectors included in the registration statistics?
- Yes, the Germany business registrations dataset includes specific series for transport and storage, as well as accommodation and food services. It also covers education, health and other services.