EU countries by retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco, August 2026

Malta had the highest retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco of 26 EU countries in August 2026, at 129.8. Estonia had the lowest, at 88. The median was 99.2 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 98.5. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest129.8Malta

Lowest88Estonia

Median99.226 EU countries

European Union (27)98.5History

Map of EU countries, August 2026

Under 93
93 to 97
97 to 100
100 to 110
110 and over
No data

index, August 2026. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Retail volume of sales, G47_FOOD, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, August 2026

index. Source: Eurostat, Retail volume of sales, G47_FOOD, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	August 2026 index	Change on August 2025
1	Malta	129.8	+3.6
2	Cyprus	128.4	+7.1
3	Bulgaria Provisional	113.6	+7.4
4	Portugal	110.3	-0.3
5	Croatia	109.3	+3.8
6	Spain Provisional	105.2	-0.9
7	Poland Provisional	103.7	-1.4
8	Romania Provisional	103.1	-2
9	France Estimated	103	+2.5
10	Hungary Provisional	101.4	+0.6
11	Austria Provisional	100.4	+1.9
12	Sweden Provisional	100.1	+4.8
13	Slovenia Provisional	100	-0.5
14	Luxembourg	98.3	-0.8
15	Slovakia Provisional	97.5	+2
16	Lithuania Provisional	97.2	+2
17	Ireland Provisional	96.9	+1.5
18	Finland	95.2	+2.3
19	Germany Provisional	94.7	+0.5
20	Czechia	94.5	+2.7
21	Latvia	93.4	+2.1
22	Italy	92.7	0
23	Belgium Provisional	89.8	+0.6
24	Denmark	89.4	-1.6
25	Netherlands Provisional	89.3	+0.9
26	Estonia	88	+3

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About this ranking

Monthly volume of retail sales of food, beverages and tobacco (NACE Rev. 2 aggregate G47_FOOD).

Eurostat volume of sales: turnover adjusted for price changes, calendar effects and seasonality. Index with the 2021 average equal to 100, not sales in euros or a percentage change. Index levels compare activity with each series own base, not market size between countries. Coverage varies by category and country.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for August 2026 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Retail volume of sales, G47_FOOD, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Retail volume of sales, G47_FOOD, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m) (EU countries by retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco, 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table

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Retail volume of sales, G47_FOOD, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m), EU countries by retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco, 2026-08. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/retail-sales-volume-index-food/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Retail volume of sales, G47_FOOD, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). EU countries by retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco, 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/retail-sales-volume-index-food/eu-countries.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Retail volume of sales, G47_FOOD, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m), EU countries by retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco, 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sts_trtu_m/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/retail-sales-volume-index-food/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which EU country has the highest retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco?

Malta, with 129.8 in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco?

Estonia, with 88 in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Retail volume of sales, G47_FOOD, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for August 2026 and are not ranked.