Federal Statistics Office maintains a database of SOEs
The Federal Statistics Office maintains a database of SOEs from all three levels of government
(federal, state, and municipal) listing a total of 15,127 entities for 2011, or 0.4% of the total 3.6
million companies in Germany.
SOEs in 2011 had €501 billion in revenue and €493 billion in
expenditures. 41% of SOE revenue was generated by water and energy suppliers, 11.9% by
ground transportation-related entities, and 11.8% by health and social services.
Measured by number of companies rather than size, 90% of SOEs are owned by municipalities, concentrated
in water and electricity services, 8% are owned by Germany’s 16 states, mostly related to public
administration, and 2% by the federal government.
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