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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 2021, at €329.26 billion. Latvia had the lowest, at €2.83 billion. The median was €17.15 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.49 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest329,259.7Germany
Lowest2,832.1Latvia
Median17,145.427 EU countries
European Union (27)1,491,996.7History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 27,992.8 EUR millionBelgium: 40,041.5 EUR millionBulgaria: 8,811.5 EUR millionCyprus: 7,492.4 EUR millionCzechia: 23,027.2 EUR millionGermany: 329,259.7 EUR millionDenmark: 28,303.3 EUR millionEstonia: 4,104.3 EUR millionSpain: 90,492.9 EUR millionFinland: 25,481.8 EUR millionFrance: 227,149 EUR millionGreece: 10,799.9 EUR millionCroatia: 5,016.3 EUR millionHungary: 14,807.1 EUR millionIreland: 256,616.6 EUR millionItaly: 109,947.9 EUR millionLithuania: 4,253.1 EUR millionLuxembourg: 10,459.5 EUR millionLatvia: 2,832.1 EUR millionMalta: 3,103 EUR millionNetherlands: 88,358.4 EUR millionPoland: 46,636.4 EUR millionPortugal: 17,145.4 EUR millionRomania: 17,032.5 EUR millionSweden: 80,311.3 EUR millionSlovenia: 4,163.2 EUR millionSlovakia: 8,357.7 EUR million
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  • 27K to 87K
  • 87K and over
EUR million, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 329,259.7 EUR millionGermany329,259.7Ireland: 256,616.6 EUR millionIreland256,616.6France: 227,149 EUR millionFrance227,149Italy: 109,947.9 EUR millionItaly109,947.9Spain: 90,492.9 EUR millionSpain90,492.9Netherlands: 88,358.4 EUR millionNetherlands88,358.4Sweden: 80,311.3 EUR millionSweden80,311.3Poland: 46,636.4 EUR millionPoland46,636.4Belgium: 40,041.5 EUR millionBelgium40,041.5Denmark: 28,303.3 EUR millionDenmark28,303.3Austria: 27,992.8 EUR millionAustria27,992.8Finland: 25,481.8 EUR millionFinland25,481.8Czechia: 23,027.2 EUR millionCzechia23,027.2Portugal: 17,145.4 EUR millionPortugal17,145.4Romania: 17,032.5 EUR millionRomania17,032.5Hungary: 14,807.1 EUR millionHungary14,807.1Greece: 10,799.9 EUR millionGreece10,799.9Luxembourg: 10,459.5 EUR millionLuxembourg10,459.5Bulgaria: 8,811.5 EUR millionBulgaria8,811.5Slovakia: 8,357.7 EUR millionSlovakia8,357.7Cyprus: 7,492.4 EUR millionCyprus7,492.4Croatia: 5,016.3 EUR millionCroatia5,016.3Lithuania: 4,253.1 EUR millionLithuania4,253.1Slovenia: 4,163.2 EUR millionSlovenia4,163.2Estonia: 4,104.3 EUR millionEstonia4,104.3Malta: 3,103 EUR millionMalta3,103Latvia: 2,832.1 EUR millionLatvia2,832.1Germany: 329,259.7 EUR millionGermany329,259.7Ireland: 256,616.6 EUR millionIreland256,616.6France: 227,149 EUR millionFrance227,149Italy: 109,947.9 EUR millionItaly109,947.9Spain: 90,492.9 EUR millionSpain90,492.9Netherlands: 88,358.4 EUR millionNetherlands88,358.4Sweden: 80,311.3 EUR millionSweden80,311.3Poland: 46,636.4 EUR millionPoland46,636.4Belgium: 40,041.5 EUR millionBelgium40,041.5Denmark: 28,303.3 EUR millionDenmark28,303.3Austria: 27,992.8 EUR millionAustria27,992.8Finland: 25,481.8 EUR millionFinland25,481.8Czechia: 23,027.2 EUR millionCzechia23,027.2Portugal: 17,145.4 EUR millionPortugal17,145.4Romania: 17,032.5 EUR millionRomania17,032.5Hungary: 14,807.1 EUR millionHungary14,807.1Greece: 10,799.9 EUR millionGreece10,799.9Luxembourg: 10,459.5 EUR millionLuxembourg10,459.5Bulgaria: 8,811.5 EUR millionBulgaria8,811.5Slovakia: 8,357.7 EUR millionSlovakia8,357.7Cyprus: 7,492.4 EUR millionCyprus7,492.4Croatia: 5,016.3 EUR millionCroatia5,016.3Lithuania: 4,253.1 EUR millionLithuania4,253.1Slovenia: 4,163.2 EUR millionSlovenia4,163.2Estonia: 4,104.3 EUR millionEstonia4,104.3Malta: 3,103 EUR millionMalta3,103Latvia: 2,832.1 EUR millionLatvia2,832.1
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
EUR million		Change on 2020
1Germany Series break329,259.7+9.5%
2Ireland Series break256,616.6+35.5%
3France Series break227,149+7.9%
4Italy Series break109,947.9+6.4%
5Spain Series break90,492.9+6.3%
6Netherlands Series break88,358.4+12.8%
7Sweden Series break80,311.3+14.7%
8Poland Series break46,636.4+12.9%
9Belgium Series break40,041.5+7.2%
10Denmark Series break28,303.3+9.6%
11Austria Series break27,992.8+6.2%
12Finland Series break25,481.8+8.7%
13Czechia Series break23,027.2+12.6%
14Portugal Series break17,145.4+13%
15Romania Series break17,032.5+14.2%
16Hungary Series break14,807.1+8.8%
17Greece Series break10,799.9+10.2%
18Luxembourg Series break10,459.5+23.3%
19Bulgaria Series break8,811.5+21.6%
20Slovakia Series break8,357.7+6.9%
21Cyprus Series break7,492.4+35.1%
22Croatia Series break5,016.3+14.7%
23Lithuania Series break4,253.1+23.7%
24Slovenia Series break4,163.2+10.8%
25Estonia Series break4,104.3+26.5%
26Malta Series break3,103+25.6%
27Latvia Series break2,832.1+14.9%

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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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by net turnover in information and communication, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by net turnover in information and communication, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by net turnover in information and communication, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by net turnover in information and communication, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with €329.26 billion in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Latvia, with €2.83 billion in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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