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EU countries by net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities

Germany had the highest net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities of 27 EU countries in 2018, at €313.39 billion. Latvia had the lowest, at €1.73 billion. The median was €15.99 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.21 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest313,390.2Germany
Lowest1,728Latvia
Median15,989.727 EU countries
European Union (27)1,212,770.5History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 28,341.3 EUR millionBelgium: 59,112 EUR millionBulgaria: 3,761.5 EUR millionCyprus: 2,192.1 EUR millionCzechia: 21,360.2 EUR millionGermany: 313,390.2 EUR millionDenmark: 28,924.5 EUR millionEstonia: 1,885.3 EUR millionSpain: 95,958.9 EUR millionFinland: 15,989.7 EUR millionFrance: 183,442 EUR millionGreece: 8,765.6 EUR millionCroatia: 3,673 EUR millionHungary: 13,576.8 EUR millionIreland: 34,899.2 EUR millionItaly: 116,352.9 EUR millionLithuania: 2,608.4 EUR millionLuxembourg: 51,986.3 EUR millionLatvia: 1,728 EUR millionMalta: 2,277 EUR millionNetherlands: 93,563.8 EUR millionPoland: 37,378.8 EUR millionPortugal: 13,483.8 EUR millionRomania: 9,301.4 EUR millionSweden: 51,375.8 EUR millionSlovenia: 5,017.4 EUR millionSlovakia: 12,279 EUR million
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  • 29K to 58K
  • 58K and over
EUR million, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Germany: 313,390.2 EUR millionGermany313,390.2France: 183,442 EUR millionFrance183,442Italy: 116,352.9 EUR millionItaly116,352.9Spain: 95,958.9 EUR millionSpain95,958.9Netherlands: 93,563.8 EUR millionNetherlands93,563.8Belgium: 59,112 EUR millionBelgium59,112Luxembourg: 51,986.3 EUR millionLuxembourg51,986.3Sweden: 51,375.8 EUR millionSweden51,375.8Poland: 37,378.8 EUR millionPoland37,378.8Ireland: 34,899.2 EUR millionIreland34,899.2Denmark: 28,924.5 EUR millionDenmark28,924.5Austria: 28,341.3 EUR millionAustria28,341.3Czechia: 21,360.2 EUR millionCzechia21,360.2Finland: 15,989.7 EUR millionFinland15,989.7Hungary: 13,576.8 EUR millionHungary13,576.8Portugal: 13,483.8 EUR millionPortugal13,483.8Slovakia: 12,279 EUR millionSlovakia12,279Romania: 9,301.4 EUR millionRomania9,301.4Greece: 8,765.6 EUR millionGreece8,765.6Slovenia: 5,017.4 EUR millionSlovenia5,017.4Bulgaria: 3,761.5 EUR millionBulgaria3,761.5Croatia: 3,673 EUR millionCroatia3,673Lithuania: 2,608.4 EUR millionLithuania2,608.4Malta: 2,277 EUR millionMalta2,277Cyprus: 2,192.1 EUR millionCyprus2,192.1Estonia: 1,885.3 EUR millionEstonia1,885.3Latvia: 1,728 EUR millionLatvia1,728Germany: 313,390.2 EUR millionGermany313,390.2France: 183,442 EUR millionFrance183,442Italy: 116,352.9 EUR millionItaly116,352.9Spain: 95,958.9 EUR millionSpain95,958.9Netherlands: 93,563.8 EUR millionNetherlands93,563.8Belgium: 59,112 EUR millionBelgium59,112Luxembourg: 51,986.3 EUR millionLuxembourg51,986.3Sweden: 51,375.8 EUR millionSweden51,375.8Poland: 37,378.8 EUR millionPoland37,378.8Ireland: 34,899.2 EUR millionIreland34,899.2Denmark: 28,924.5 EUR millionDenmark28,924.5Austria: 28,341.3 EUR millionAustria28,341.3Czechia: 21,360.2 EUR millionCzechia21,360.2Finland: 15,989.7 EUR millionFinland15,989.7Hungary: 13,576.8 EUR millionHungary13,576.8Portugal: 13,483.8 EUR millionPortugal13,483.8Slovakia: 12,279 EUR millionSlovakia12,279Romania: 9,301.4 EUR millionRomania9,301.4Greece: 8,765.6 EUR millionGreece8,765.6Slovenia: 5,017.4 EUR millionSlovenia5,017.4Bulgaria: 3,761.5 EUR millionBulgaria3,761.5Croatia: 3,673 EUR millionCroatia3,673Lithuania: 2,608.4 EUR millionLithuania2,608.4Malta: 2,277 EUR millionMalta2,277Cyprus: 2,192.1 EUR millionCyprus2,192.1Estonia: 1,885.3 EUR millionEstonia1,885.3Latvia: 1,728 EUR millionLatvia1,728
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), 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 break313,390.2-6.9%
2France183,442+1.6%
3Italy116,352.9+7.6%
4Spain Series break95,958.9+7.3%
5Netherlands93,563.8+5.2%
6Belgium Series break59,112-16%
7Luxembourg51,986.3+49.6%
8Sweden Series break51,375.8-7.1%
9Poland Series break37,378.8+14.9%
10Ireland34,899.2+8.2%
11Denmark28,924.5-7.4%
12Austria Series break28,341.3-16.7%
13Czechia21,360.2+10.6%
14Finland15,989.7+5.5%
15Hungary Series break13,576.8+8.2%
16Portugal13,483.8+9%
17Slovakia12,279+10.3%
18Romania Series break9,301.4+7.5%
19Greece Series break8,765.6+4.1%
20Slovenia5,017.4+9.6%
21Bulgaria Series break3,761.5+14.3%
22Croatia3,673-1.8%
23Lithuania Series break2,608.4+6.9%
24Malta2,277+7.9%
25Cyprus2,192.1+10.1%
26Estonia Series break1,885.3+3.4%
27Latvia1,728+10%

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Net turnover of enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section M): 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), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), 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), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2018.

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

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Which EU country has the highest net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Germany, with €313.39 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Latvia, with €1.73 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), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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