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EU countries by net turnover in information and communication

Germany had the highest net turnover in information and communication of 27 EU countries in 2018, at €299.65 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €2.36 billion. The median was €13.36 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.22 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest299,650.1Germany
Lowest2,362.4Malta
Median13,358.627 EU countries
European Union (27)1,215,770.7History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 24,717.1 EUR millionBelgium: 35,069.1 EUR millionBulgaria: 5,741.8 EUR millionCyprus: 3,532.5 EUR millionCzechia: 18,423.9 EUR millionGermany: 299,650.1 EUR millionDenmark: 24,121.5 EUR millionEstonia: 2,496.9 EUR millionSpain: 85,935.9 EUR millionFinland: 22,009.7 EUR millionFrance: 203,692.7 EUR millionGreece: 9,625.1 EUR millionCroatia: 4,171.8 EUR millionHungary: 13,358.6 EUR millionIreland: 128,714.8 EUR millionItaly: 105,916 EUR millionLithuania: 2,680.4 EUR millionLuxembourg: 8,756.7 EUR millionLatvia: 2,389.9 EUR millionMalta: 2,362.4 EUR millionNetherlands: 75,269.6 EUR millionPoland: 38,275.8 EUR millionPortugal: 12,941.1 EUR millionRomania: 12,731.6 EUR millionSweden: 62,510.8 EUR millionSlovenia: 3,520.5 EUR millionSlovakia: 7,239.2 EUR million
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  • 73K and over
EUR million, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Germany: 299,650.1 EUR millionGermany299,650.1France: 203,692.7 EUR millionFrance203,692.7Ireland: 128,714.8 EUR millionIreland128,714.8Italy: 105,916 EUR millionItaly105,916Spain: 85,935.9 EUR millionSpain85,935.9Netherlands: 75,269.6 EUR millionNetherlands75,269.6Sweden: 62,510.8 EUR millionSweden62,510.8Poland: 38,275.8 EUR millionPoland38,275.8Belgium: 35,069.1 EUR millionBelgium35,069.1Austria: 24,717.1 EUR millionAustria24,717.1Denmark: 24,121.5 EUR millionDenmark24,121.5Finland: 22,009.7 EUR millionFinland22,009.7Czechia: 18,423.9 EUR millionCzechia18,423.9Hungary: 13,358.6 EUR millionHungary13,358.6Portugal: 12,941.1 EUR millionPortugal12,941.1Romania: 12,731.6 EUR millionRomania12,731.6Greece: 9,625.1 EUR millionGreece9,625.1Luxembourg: 8,756.7 EUR millionLuxembourg8,756.7Slovakia: 7,239.2 EUR millionSlovakia7,239.2Bulgaria: 5,741.8 EUR millionBulgaria5,741.8Croatia: 4,171.8 EUR millionCroatia4,171.8Cyprus: 3,532.5 EUR millionCyprus3,532.5Slovenia: 3,520.5 EUR millionSlovenia3,520.5Lithuania: 2,680.4 EUR millionLithuania2,680.4Estonia: 2,496.9 EUR millionEstonia2,496.9Latvia: 2,389.9 EUR millionLatvia2,389.9Malta: 2,362.4 EUR millionMalta2,362.4Germany: 299,650.1 EUR millionGermany299,650.1France: 203,692.7 EUR millionFrance203,692.7Ireland: 128,714.8 EUR millionIreland128,714.8Italy: 105,916 EUR millionItaly105,916Spain: 85,935.9 EUR millionSpain85,935.9Netherlands: 75,269.6 EUR millionNetherlands75,269.6Sweden: 62,510.8 EUR millionSweden62,510.8Poland: 38,275.8 EUR millionPoland38,275.8Belgium: 35,069.1 EUR millionBelgium35,069.1Austria: 24,717.1 EUR millionAustria24,717.1Denmark: 24,121.5 EUR millionDenmark24,121.5Finland: 22,009.7 EUR millionFinland22,009.7Czechia: 18,423.9 EUR millionCzechia18,423.9Hungary: 13,358.6 EUR millionHungary13,358.6Portugal: 12,941.1 EUR millionPortugal12,941.1Romania: 12,731.6 EUR millionRomania12,731.6Greece: 9,625.1 EUR millionGreece9,625.1Luxembourg: 8,756.7 EUR millionLuxembourg8,756.7Slovakia: 7,239.2 EUR millionSlovakia7,239.2Bulgaria: 5,741.8 EUR millionBulgaria5,741.8Croatia: 4,171.8 EUR millionCroatia4,171.8Cyprus: 3,532.5 EUR millionCyprus3,532.5Slovenia: 3,520.5 EUR millionSlovenia3,520.5Lithuania: 2,680.4 EUR millionLithuania2,680.4Estonia: 2,496.9 EUR millionEstonia2,496.9Latvia: 2,389.9 EUR millionLatvia2,389.9Malta: 2,362.4 EUR millionMalta2,362.4
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
EUR million		Change on 2017
1Germany Series break299,650.1+6.8%
2France203,692.7-0.7%
3Ireland128,714.8+18.4%
4Italy105,916-0.8%
5Spain Series break85,935.9+0.8%
6Netherlands75,269.6+4.8%
7Sweden Series break62,510.8+1.4%
8Poland Series break38,275.8+11.5%
9Belgium Series break35,069.1-3.7%
10Austria Series break24,717.1+6.5%
11Denmark24,121.5+1.6%
12Finland22,009.7+5%
13Czechia18,423.9+11.7%
14Hungary Series break13,358.6+7%
15Portugal12,941.1+3.7%
16Romania Series break12,731.6+9.5%
17Greece Series break9,625.1-1.5%
18Luxembourg Series break8,756.7-5.8%
19Slovakia7,239.2+6.1%
20Bulgaria Series break5,741.8+12.5%
21Croatia4,171.8+6%
22Cyprus3,532.5+8.6%
23Slovenia3,520.5+3.8%
24Lithuania Series break2,680.4+13.6%
25Estonia Series break2,496.9+16.5%
26Latvia2,389.9+17.2%
27Malta2,362.4+23.7%

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Net turnover of enterprises in information and communication (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section J): the amounts invoiced during the year for sales of goods and services to third parties, excluding VAT and other deductible taxes, in millions of euros at current prices.
  • Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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.

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2024). Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by net turnover in information and communication, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

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Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by net turnover in information and communication, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 1 Mar. 2024, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by net turnover in information and communication, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by net turnover in information and communication, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest net turnover in information and communication?

Germany, with €299.65 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest net turnover in information and communication?

Malta, with €2.36 billion in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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