In Italy, one out of every ten businesses is led by an immigrant: Out of the over 630,000 companies that fit into this category, three quarters are individual-owned. An increasing number are led by businessmen from Nigeria, Pakistan, and Albania, while a decrease has been seen in natives of China and Morocco -- the communities of which alongside those from Romania nevertheless remain the most numerous in Italy.

These figures are from a study conducted by the Italian chambers of commerce associations Unioncamere and Infocamere. They looked at immigrant-led businesses signed up at the Chambers of Commerce registry as of December 2020, which showed 2.9% growth compared with the previous 12 months.