Businesses in South WalesLocal Authorities Ranked

Name: UK business: activity, size and location
Creator: Office for National Statistics
License: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

South Wales has 65,200 VAT or PAYE registered businesses (2025).

All 13 local authorities in South Wales, ranked by vat or paye businesses. Data: Office for National Statistics (2025), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Rank	Local authority	VAT or PAYE businesses
1	Cardiff	11,825
2	Carmarthenshire	7,855
3	Swansea	6,710
4	Pembrokeshire	5,760
5	Rhondda Cynon Taf	5,475
6	Vale of Glamorgan	4,445
7	Monmouthshire	4,415
8	Newport	4,160
9	Caerphilly	4,075
10	Bridgend	3,780
11	Neath Port Talbot	3,040
12	Torfaen	2,370
13	Blaenau Gwent	1,295