EU controlled 2 592 large-scale MNE groups in 2022

In 2022, the EU controlled 2 592 large-scale multinational enterprise (MNE) groups operating in the EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries. 

This makes up 66% of all the large-scale MNE groups, with EFTA countries making 8% of the share, while the rest of the world stood at 26%.
 
This is according to the data available in the European Statistical Register on multinational enterprise groups, the EuroGroups Register (EGR).

A multinational enterprise group is an enterprise group that operates in at least 2 countries, with 1 of these being in the EU or EFTA. Among them, large-scale multinational enterprise groups are the groups employing at least 1 000 people in the EU and EFTA countries and having at least 150 people employed in each of these 2 countries.

Source datasets: egr_mne and egr_emp

In terms of employees, 74% of the employed and self-employed persons in EU-EFTA, who work in a large-scale MNE group, are working in a group controlled by an EU Member State. Meanwhile, there are 7% employed and self-employed persons who are controlled by EFTA countries, while the rest of the world has a 19% share.

Sweden, Luxembourg and Finland had the highest share of MNE workers

Sweden (34.33%), Luxembourg (31.9%) and Finland (28.1%) had the highest share of people working with large-scale MNEs.  

Source dataset: egr_emp and sbs_sc_ovw

On the other hand, Cyprus (4.7%), Greece (6.3%) and Malta (7.9%) had the lowest share of people working with large-scale MNEs.