EU countries by household spending on information and communication (EUR million)

Germany had the highest household spending on information and communication (EUR million) of 27 EU countries in 2018, at €63.4 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €276.9 million. The median was €4.12 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €264.72 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest63,396Germany

Lowest276.9Malta

Median4,12427 EU countries

European Union (27)264,718.2History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Under 1,000
1,000 to 3,100
3,100 to 6,400
6,400 to 13K
13K and over

EUR million, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP08, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP08, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 EUR million	Change on 2017
1	Germany	63,396	+1.1%
2	France	46,551.7	+1.5%
3	Italy	30,670.3	-2.2%
4	Spain	22,861	+3.7%
5	Netherlands	15,701	-0.8%
6	Poland	13,744.8	+1.4%
7	Sweden	9,473	-2.7%
8	Belgium	8,425.7	+1.1%
9	Denmark	7,329.5	+4.3%
10	Romania	6,695.8	+12.3%
11	Austria	6,498.7	+5.9%
12	Greece	6,290.1	+2.2%
13	Czechia	4,477.1	+5.7%
14	Finland	4,124	-0.3%
15	Portugal	3,789.4	-1.7%
16	Ireland	3,125.2	+4.1%
17	Hungary	3,000.6	-1%
18	Slovakia	2,215.9	+6.3%
19	Croatia	1,787.4	+6.9%
20	Bulgaria	1,692.5	+6.3%
21	Lithuania	1,205.8	n/a
22	Slovenia	1,000	+3.5%
23	Latvia	734.7	+6.5%
24	Estonia	501.7	+6.3%
25	Cyprus	497.2	-2.5%
26	Luxembourg	409.5	-1.9%
27	Malta	276.9	+4.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual household final consumption expenditure on information and communication equipment, software excluding games, and related services, COICOP 2018 division 08. Published in millions of euros at current prices.

Eurostat national accounts, domestic concept: includes non-residents spending in the territory and excludes residents spending abroad. Includes non-cash items such as imputed rent. Current prices in euros, including for non-euro countries: changes reflect prices and may reflect exchange rates. Not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power-adjusted.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Household final consumption expenditure, CP08, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Household final consumption expenditure, CP08, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18) (EU countries by household spending on information and communication (EUR million), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table

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Household final consumption expenditure, CP08, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on information and communication (EUR million), 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Household final consumption expenditure, CP08, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). EU countries by household spending on information and communication (EUR million), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2018.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Household final consumption expenditure, CP08, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on information and communication (EUR million), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest household spending on information and communication (EUR million)?

Germany, with €63.4 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest household spending on information and communication (EUR million)?

Malta, with €276.9 million in 2018.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Household final consumption expenditure, CP08, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12.