Enterprise Groups in Denmark

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Enterprise Groups in Denmark 2022

The purpose of the statistic Enterprise groups in Denmark is to describe enterprise group relations amongst Danish companies. Thus the statistic contributes to the description of the business structure in Denmark. The statistic was complied for the first time for the reference year 2009.

Statistical presentation

The statistic is a yearly compilation, which emphasizes the extent of both the number of enterprise groups and the number of full time equivalent employees herein.

The statistical unit is therefore the "Enterprise Group". An enterprise group, in these statistics, is regarded to be two or more companies located in Denmark and at the same time have a mutual ownership. A mutual ownership is regarded to be present if one Danish company owns and/or controls more than 50 per cent of another Danish company.

Statistical processing

The statistic is based on the Business Statistics Enterprise Group Register. Enterprise group relations are confirmed via the annual reports of the enterprises and by looking up in the Central Business Register.

Relevance

The primary users of the statistic are various industrial organizations, politicians, researchers and the news media. As part of the establishment of the Business Statistics Data Warehouse, the statistical content and the framework for the enterprise groups statistics have been presented to the project's external research follow-up group.

Accuracy and reliability

Generally the statistics is considered to be of high quality, since the central variable on number of enterprises are based on the administrative registrations, which are deemed to be reliable to a high extent.

Timeliness and punctuality

Enterprise groups in Denmark are disseminated 18-24 months after the end of the reference year. The statistic is normally published without delay to the announced time.

Comparability

This statistic is only carried out in Denmark. Since 2022, the enterprises in Enterprise groups in Denmark has been based on the new activity threshold, which includes economically active enterprises. For the same year, the statistic has been expanded to include sector A: Agriculture, forestry and fishing. It is therefore not directly comparable to the previous time series covering 2009-2021.

Accessibility and clarity

The results are available in Statbank Denmark. See also Enterprise groups.

It is possible to buy tailor-made tables, and researchers can obtain access to the micro-data upon request.