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

Malta had the highest retail sales volume index, food, beverages and tobacco of 27 EU countries in January 2026, at 127.4. Estonia had the lowest, at 86.1. The median was 99.6 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 98.3. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest127.4Malta

Lowest86.1Estonia

Median99.627 EU countries

European Union (27)98.3History

Map of EU countries, January 2026

Under 93
93 to 96
96 to 100
100 to 110
110 and over

index, January 2026. 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, January 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	January 2026 index	Change on January 2025
1	Malta	127.4	+7.8
2	Cyprus	121	+7.2
3	Portugal	113	+4.5
4	Croatia	110.7	+6.3
5	Bulgaria	107.1	+0.6
6	Greece Provisional	106.7	+9
7	Spain Provisional	105.7	+2.7
8	Romania	105.1	-2.9
9	Luxembourg	104	+2.9
10	Poland	101.3	-2.4
11	France Provisional	101.2	+2
12	Hungary Provisional	100.6	+1.5
13	Slovenia Provisional	100.3	-1.8
14	Austria Provisional	99.6	+1.6
15	Germany Provisional	96.5	+2
16	Sweden	96.2	+0.5
17	Lithuania	96.1	+2.1
18	Ireland Provisional	95.4	+0.2
19	Slovakia	94.9	-0.3
20	Finland	93.9	+1.3
21	Italy	93.1	+0.2
22	Czechia	93	+0.3
22	Latvia	93	+1.6
24	Denmark	90.6	-0.6
25	Netherlands Provisional	90.5	+0.1
26	Belgium Provisional	88.6	+1.1
27	Estonia	86.1	-2.1

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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. 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, 2026-01) [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, 2026-01. 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?period=2026-01. 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, 2026-01. 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?period=2026-01.

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, 2026-01 [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?period=2026-01 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Malta, with 127.4 in January 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Estonia, with 86.1 in January 2026.

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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.