EU countries by retail sales volume index, mail order and internet retailers

Lithuania had the highest retail sales volume index, mail order and internet retailers of 18 EU countries in December 2025, at 156.9. Austria had the lowest, at 86.3. The median was 111.4 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 111. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest156.9Lithuania

Lowest86.3Austria

Median111.418 EU countries

European Union (27)111History

Map of EU countries, December 2025

Under 97
97 to 110
110 to 130
130 and over
No data

index, December 2025. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Retail volume of sales, G4791, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, December 2025

index. Source: Eurostat, Retail volume of sales, G4791, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	December 2025 index	Change on December 2024
1	Lithuania	156.9	+30.2
2	Bulgaria	151.4	+17.4
3	Poland	132.8	+6.3
4	Belgium Provisional	128.5	+9
5	Portugal	120.2	+9.3
6	Czechia	116	+5.9
7	Netherlands	115.3	+4.6
8	Italy	113.7	+4.7
9	Spain Provisional	112.6	+14.6
10	Germany Provisional	110.3	+1.1
11	Finland	107.7	+7.8
12	Romania Provisional	107.2	-3
13	France Provisional	105.3	+5.9
14	Sweden	103.5	+8.9
15	Greece	92.1	+11.6
16	Croatia	89.8	-0.6
17	Denmark	88.6	+5.1
18	Austria	86.3	0

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly volume of sales by retailers classified as mail order houses or internet retailers (NACE Rev. 2 class G4791). This is an industry series, not all online transactions across retail industries.

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, G4791, 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, G4791, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m) (EU countries by retail sales volume index, mail order and internet retailers, 2025-12) [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, G4791, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m), EU countries by retail sales volume index, mail order and internet retailers, 2025-12. 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-online/eu-countries?period=2025-12. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Retail volume of sales, G4791, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). EU countries by retail sales volume index, mail order and internet retailers, 2025-12. 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-online/eu-countries?period=2025-12.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Retail volume of sales, G4791, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m), EU countries by retail sales volume index, mail order and internet retailers, 2025-12 [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-online/eu-countries?period=2025-12 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest retail sales volume index, mail order and internet retailers?

Lithuania, with 156.9 in December 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest retail sales volume index, mail order and internet retailers?

Austria, with 86.3 in December 2025.

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, G4791, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). Retrieved 2026-10-12.