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Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young are dominating the accounting services market in Europe for around 20 years in a row. However, the list of prominent players in this field does not end there. Discover the rest of the industry leaders in the article by Global Database.

South Africa is the second biggest economy in Africa after Nigeria, one of the four upper-middle-income economies on the continent according to the World Bank and the only African member of the G20. As one of the biggest gold, platinum, and other natural resources producers and exporters in the world, South Africa carries weight in the global community.

Although IT is the fastest growing industry all over the world, the USA still keeps the leading positions due to its highly developed IT environment and related experience and is followed by the EU. As the statistics show, the best companies, generating the most sales in the industry, are those present on the market for more than a couple of years.

France is a modern country and a leader among European nations, coming in second in terms of EU economies after Germany. Nevertheless, in 2019 France has not managed to liberate itself from the high unemployment rate of 8.1%, although it has been making some progress when compared to past quarters and years.

The Dutch economy has registered a 3% growth in 2018. It was based mostly on its open character and the activity of the most prominent companies, such as Royal Dutch Shell, Airbus and ING. Check the local leaders’ annual sales level and decide what industry is worth investing in the Netherlands.

Hong Kong still continues to be one of the most preferred destinations for businesses from all over the world. Global Database collected data on the biggest local public companies to help you evaluate the best investment and partnership possibilities within Hong Kong’s most attractive economy sectors.

FinTech is the fastest growing economic sector in the UK in recent years with multiple startups, attracting huge investments year by year. With so many startups, the number of UK FinTech companies could double by 2030.

Poland has been experiencing an economical spurt for the past 28 years and has been the only one in the EU to dodge the recession of 2007-2008. However, all performance indices seemed to have slowed down as the end of 2019 closed in. The Polish economy has registered a general deceleration across, with the exception of the unemployment rate which stood at a strong 2.9% in 4Q19.

Italy is one of the biggest eurozone economies and the home country of some of the world’s most prominent corporate figures, such as Eni, Pirelli, UniCredit and others. Check what the leading players of the Italian business are and what are their main financial indicators.

The Swiss economy is a globally recognized symbol of financial stability. The unified state policy has always focused on supporting business, which, in its turn, took the chance to become strong and successful. Check our top 15 companies by revenue in Switzerland in 2023.

Spain is one of the top 15 largest economies in the world by nominal GDP, as well as one of the world’s largest from the purchasing power parity perspective. It has experienced a somewhat balanced economic recovery in the last decade, with the averaged GDP growth being leveled to 2.8% since 2014.

Germany is one of the top powerhouses in Europe with a highly developed social market economy. However, in 2019, according to Destasis, Germany hit the lowest economy expansion since 2013 - only 0.6%. Although the manufacturing sector has been the least performer in 2019, the country maintained its momentum and leading position in exports.