Germany business registrations index, hospitality
Germany business registrations index, hospitality stood at 134 in Q2 2026, according to Eurostat, Statistical Office of the European Union. It is one of the indicators in the Business registration index by industry table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 2015 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Business registration index by industry table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market economy, total | 113.9 | 113.4 | 112.2 | 115.5 | 115.5 | 118.5 | 114.1 | 106.6 | 104.7 | 103.6 | |
| Accommodation and food services | 134 | 147.3 | 142 | 144.4 | 141.9 | 146.8 | 141.7 | 130.2 | 132.1 | 134.1 | |
| Information and communication | 168.5 | 146.8 | 128.8 | 125 | 123.6 | 122.1 | 116.3 | 95 | 98 | 94.4 |
Understanding germany business registrations index, hospitality
Establishments dedicated to short-stay lodging, hotel accommodation, restaurant dining, catering operations, and beverage service are compiled within this specialized index. It isolates hospitality and food service enterprises from retail food merchants, which reside under trade, and industrial food manufacturing, which belongs to the industrial row. The series reflects gross notifications submitted to municipal commercial registries across all lodging and food-serving categories. The measure does not account for business departures, restaurant closures, or lapsed operating permits. As a result, the index reflects the gross pace of administrative entries rather than changes in the net stock of operational dining or lodging establishments.
Hospitality enterprise creation exhibits marked seasonal fluctuations, with licensing filings often concentrated in specific quarters ahead of prime holiday and tourism periods. Unadjusted quarter-on-quarter readings are therefore prone to misleading seasonal swings, making comparisons against the corresponding quarter of the prior year the appropriate method for tracking persistent structural trends. Rebasing updates the index reference period across historical series without altering observed relative momentum between reporting periods. Series values are revised in subsequent quarters as local licensing authorities deliver late registration reports. Analysts must not confuse changes in the registration index with restaurant patronage, hotel occupancy, or hospitality revenues. Moreover, high turnover in catering ventures means that newly registered units may not remain commercially active over extended horizons, an attrition rate not captured by gross registration indices.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include bakeries, supermarkets, and grocery stores that sell prepared food?
- No, food and beverage retail establishments belong to the trade and motor-vehicle repair category rather than hospitality.
- Can hospitality revenue or tourism activity be measured using this index?
- No, the series tracks administrative business registrations rather than guest occupancy rates, restaurant turnover, or customer spending.
- How do business closures affect this index?
- The series registers only incoming additions, so restaurant and hotel closures do not reduce the published index figures.