EU countries by ICT sector share of value added, 2023
Ireland had the highest ICT sector share of value added of 22 EU countries in 2023, at 30.9%. Italy had the lowest, at 3.14%. The median was 4.73% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.24%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All EU countries, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 30.9 | -3.92 pts |
| 2 | Malta | 11.7 | +0.66 pts |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 8.11 | +0.69 pts |
| 4 | Latvia | 6.61 | +0.16 pts |
| 5 | Sweden | 6.16 | -0.27 pts |
| 6 | Hungary | 5.48 | -0.02 pts |
| 7 | Netherlands | 5.28 | -0.03 pts |
| 8 | Finland | 5.14 | -0.67 pts |
| 9 | Croatia | 5.1 | -0.22 pts |
| 10 | Lithuania | 5.02 | +0.4 pts |
| 11 | Czechia | 4.82 | -0.11 pts |
| 12 | Romania | 4.63 | +0.18 pts |
| 13 | Germany Provisional | 4.58 | -0.16 pts |
| 14 | Slovakia | 4.3 | -0.18 pts |
| 15 | Denmark | 4.17 | +0.34 pts |
| 16 | Belgium | 4.01 | -0.09 pts |
| 17 | Poland | 3.99 | -0.04 pts |
| 18 | Slovenia | 3.96 | -0.35 pts |
| 19 | Austria | 3.88 | +0.07 pts |
| 20 | Spain Provisional | 3.77 | |
| 21 | Greece Provisional | 3.27 | +0.21 pts |
| 22 | Italy | 3.14 | -0.07 pts |
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About this ranking
Value added of the ICT sector as a percentage of the gross value added of the whole economy. The ICT sector follows the OECD definition: ICT manufacturing (electronic components, computers, communication and consumer electronics equipment) and ICT services (ICT wholesale, software publishing, telecommunications, computer programming and consultancy, data processing and hosting, repair of computers and communication equipment). Eurostat, from structural business statistics and national accounts.
Counts the industries that make ICT goods and services, not ICT jobs in other industries: ict_specialists_employment_share counts ICT occupations. From 2021 the sector's value added is measured at basic prices instead of factor cost, and Eurostat flags a break. Ireland's share is several times the EU average because large multinationals book their value added there.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 3 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Percentage of the ICT sector in gross value added, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ag). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ag/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Percentage of the ICT sector in gross value added, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ag) (EU countries by ICT sector share of value added, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ag/default/table
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Percentage of the ICT sector in gross value added, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ag), EU countries by ICT sector share of value added, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 16 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ag/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/ict-sector-value-added-share/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Percentage of the ICT sector in gross value added, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ag). EU countries by ICT sector share of value added, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ag/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/ict-sector-value-added-share/eu-countries.
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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Percentage of the ICT sector in gross value added, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ag), EU countries by ICT sector share of value added, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_bde15ag/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/ict-sector-value-added-share/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which EU country has the highest ICT sector share of value added?
Ireland, with 30.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest ICT sector share of value added?
Italy, with 3.14% in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Percentage of the ICT sector in gross value added, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ag). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 3 EU countries have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.