EU countries by retail sales volume index, total, August 2026

Cyprus had the highest retail sales volume index, total of 26 EU countries in August 2026, at 134.7. Belgium had the lowest, at 94. The median was 107.3 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 105. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest134.7Cyprus

Lowest94Belgium

Median107.326 EU countries

European Union (27)105History

Map of EU countries, August 2026

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index, August 2026. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Eurostat, Retail volume of sales, G47, 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, 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	Cyprus	134.7	+9.1
2	Bulgaria Provisional	129	+7.9
3	Luxembourg	127.9	-2.1
4	Malta	126.9	+2.1
5	Croatia	119.8	+3.7
6	Portugal	119.1	+2.8
7	Lithuania Provisional	115.3	+4.7
8	Romania Provisional	113.7	+0.1
9	Poland Provisional	113.4	+2.3
10	Ireland Provisional	113.1	+3.3
11	Spain Provisional	111.6	-0.5
12	France Estimated	108.6	+1.7
13	Latvia	108.3	+3.4
14	Hungary Provisional	106.3	+2.9
15	Slovenia Provisional	105.6	+5.4
16	Czechia	104.1	+4.6
16	Slovakia Provisional	104.1	+1.8
18	Sweden Provisional	104	+7.2
19	Netherlands Provisional	103.3	+1.6
20	Denmark	101.1	+4
21	Germany Provisional	99.9	-0.4
22	Italy	97.6	+0.1
23	Austria Provisional	97.2	+0.3
24	Estonia	96.4	+4.5
25	Finland	94.9	+3.3
26	Belgium Provisional	94	-0.1

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About this ranking

Monthly volume of sales in retail trade, excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles (NACE Rev. 2 division G47).

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.

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Eurostat. Retail volume of sales, G47, 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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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Retail volume of sales, G47, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m) (EU countries by retail sales volume index, total, 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, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m), EU countries by retail sales volume index, total, 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-total/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Retail volume of sales, G47, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m). EU countries by retail sales volume index, total, 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-total/eu-countries.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Retail volume of sales, G47, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 2021 = 100 (sts_trtu_m), EU countries by retail sales volume index, total, 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-total/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest retail sales volume index, total?

Cyprus, with 134.7 in August 2026, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest retail sales volume index, total?

Belgium, with 94 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, 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.