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 July 2026, at 133.2. Estonia had the lowest, at 87.5. The median was 100 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 98.2. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest133.2Malta

Lowest87.5Estonia

Median10027 EU countries

European Union (27)98.2History

Map of EU countries, July 2026

Under 94
94 to 98
98 to 100
100 to 110
110 and over

index, July 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, July 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	July 2026 index	Change on July 2025
1	Malta	133.2	+9.8
2	Cyprus	126	+5.5
3	Bulgaria	113.8	+6.6
4	Portugal	113.3	+2.4
5	Croatia	109.8	+4.1
6	Greece Provisional	107.4	+5.6
7	Spain Provisional	105.5	-0.4
8	France Provisional	103.3	+3.9
9	Romania	102.5	-6.6
10	Hungary Provisional	101.8	+2.2
11	Poland Provisional	101.5	-1.7
12	Austria Provisional	100.9	+2.4
13	Luxembourg	100.5	0
14	Slovenia Provisional	100	+0.6
15	Sweden Provisional	99.4	+3.5
16	Ireland Provisional	97.6	+2.7
17	Lithuania	97.5	+2.2
18	Slovakia Provisional	97.1	+1.6
19	Czechia	94.3	+2.7
20	Finland	94	+0.2
21	Germany Provisional	93.9	-0.4
22	Latvia	93.6	+2.2
23	Italy	92.5	-0.5
24	Denmark	89.5	-0.9
25	Netherlands Provisional	88.9	+1
26	Belgium Provisional	88.2	+1.2
27	Estonia	87.5	+2.6

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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, 2026-07) [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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07. 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, 2026-07. 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=2026-07.

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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, 2026-07 [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=2026-07 (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 133.2 in July 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Estonia, with 87.5 in July 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.