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EU countries by ICT sector share of value added

Malta had the highest ICT sector share of value added of 22 EU countries in 2018, at 7.05%. Greece had the lowest, at 2.48%. The median was 4.32%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest7.05Malta
Lowest2.48Greece
Median4.3222 EU countries

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 3.61 %Belgium: 3.97 %Bulgaria: 6.09 %Czechia: 4.5 %Germany: 4.31 %Denmark: 4.6 %Estonia: 5.27 %Spain: 3.26 %Finland: 4.93 %France: 4.34 %Greece: 2.48 %Croatia: 4.41 %Hungary: 5.92 %Italy: 3.28 %Lithuania: 3.1 %Latvia: 5.13 %Malta: 7.05 %Poland: 3.54 %Romania: 3.73 %Sweden: 6.03 %Slovenia: 3.63 %Slovakia: 4.09 %
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%, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Percentage of the ICT sector in gross value added, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ag). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Malta: 7.05 %Malta7.05Bulgaria: 6.09 %Bulgaria6.09Sweden: 6.03 %Sweden6.03Hungary: 5.92 %Hungary5.92Estonia: 5.27 %Estonia5.27Latvia: 5.13 %Latvia5.13Finland: 4.93 %Finland4.93Denmark: 4.6 %Denmark4.6Czechia: 4.5 %Czechia4.5Croatia: 4.41 %Croatia4.41France: 4.34 %France4.34Germany: 4.31 %Germany4.31Slovakia: 4.09 %Slovakia4.09Belgium: 3.97 %Belgium3.97Romania: 3.73 %Romania3.73Slovenia: 3.63 %Slovenia3.63Austria: 3.61 %Austria3.61Poland: 3.54 %Poland3.54Italy: 3.28 %Italy3.28Spain: 3.26 %Spain3.26Lithuania: 3.1 %Lithuania3.1Greece: 2.48 %Greece2.48Malta: 7.05 %Malta7.05Bulgaria: 6.09 %Bulgaria6.09Sweden: 6.03 %Sweden6.03Hungary: 5.92 %Hungary5.92Estonia: 5.27 %Estonia5.27Latvia: 5.13 %Latvia5.13Finland: 4.93 %Finland4.93Denmark: 4.6 %Denmark4.6Czechia: 4.5 %Czechia4.5Croatia: 4.41 %Croatia4.41France: 4.34 %France4.34Germany: 4.31 %Germany4.31Slovakia: 4.09 %Slovakia4.09Belgium: 3.97 %Belgium3.97Romania: 3.73 %Romania3.73Slovenia: 3.63 %Slovenia3.63Austria: 3.61 %Austria3.61Poland: 3.54 %Poland3.54Italy: 3.28 %Italy3.28Spain: 3.26 %Spain3.26Lithuania: 3.1 %Lithuania3.1Greece: 2.48 %Greece2.48
%. Source: Eurostat, Percentage of the ICT sector in gross value added, ICT sector total (isoc_bde15ag). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Malta7.05-0.31 pts
2Bulgaria Series break6.09+0.37 pts
3Sweden Series break6.03n/a
4Hungary Series break5.92-0.03 pts
5Estonia Series break5.27+0.26 pts
6Latvia5.13+0.23 pts
7Finland4.93-0.59 pts
8Denmark4.6n/a
9Czechia4.5+0.2 pts
10Croatia4.41+0.08 pts
11France4.34-0.01 pts
12Germany Series break4.31+0.21 pts
13Slovakia4.09-0.18 pts
14Belgium Series break3.97+0.21 pts
15Romania Series break3.73+0.17 pts
16Slovenia3.63-0.09 pts
17Austria Series break3.61+0.09 pts
18Poland Series break3.54+0.22 pts
19Italy3.28-0.03 pts
20Spain Series break3.26n/a
21Lithuania Series break3.1+0.07 pts
22Greece Series break2.48+0.48 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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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 2018 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.

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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?period=2018. 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, 2018. 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?period=2018.

Harvard

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, 2018 [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?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest ICT sector share of value added?

Malta, with 7.05% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest ICT sector share of value added?

Greece, with 2.48% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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