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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 2020, at €321.22 billion. Latvia had the lowest, at €1.93 billion. The median was €17.02 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.24 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest321,217.9Germany
Lowest1,934.3Latvia
Median17,01927 EU countries
European Union (27)1,241,819.6History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 30,288.4 EUR millionBelgium: 61,658 EUR millionBulgaria: 3,990.2 EUR millionCyprus: 2,554.2 EUR millionCzechia: 20,321.8 EUR millionGermany: 321,217.9 EUR millionDenmark: 30,235.7 EUR millionEstonia: 2,155.1 EUR millionSpain: 97,420.6 EUR millionFinland: 17,019 EUR millionFrance: 183,911.7 EUR millionGreece: 9,406.6 EUR millionCroatia: 3,802.3 EUR millionHungary: 14,561.4 EUR millionIreland: 43,370.9 EUR millionItaly: 114,722.2 EUR millionLithuania: 2,954.6 EUR millionLuxembourg: 44,994.2 EUR millionLatvia: 1,934.3 EUR millionMalta: 2,567.9 EUR millionNetherlands: 103,005.5 EUR millionPoland: 39,751.6 EUR millionPortugal: 13,910 EUR millionRomania: 10,565 EUR millionSweden: 49,526.2 EUR millionSlovenia: 5,257.2 EUR millionSlovakia: 10,737.6 EUR million
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EUR million, 2020. 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, 2020

Germany: 321,217.9 EUR millionGermany321,217.9France: 183,911.7 EUR millionFrance183,911.7Italy: 114,722.2 EUR millionItaly114,722.2Netherlands: 103,005.5 EUR millionNetherlands103,005.5Spain: 97,420.6 EUR millionSpain97,420.6Belgium: 61,658 EUR millionBelgium61,658Sweden: 49,526.2 EUR millionSweden49,526.2Luxembourg: 44,994.2 EUR millionLuxembourg44,994.2Ireland: 43,370.9 EUR millionIreland43,370.9Poland: 39,751.6 EUR millionPoland39,751.6Austria: 30,288.4 EUR millionAustria30,288.4Denmark: 30,235.7 EUR millionDenmark30,235.7Czechia: 20,321.8 EUR millionCzechia20,321.8Finland: 17,019 EUR millionFinland17,019Hungary: 14,561.4 EUR millionHungary14,561.4Portugal: 13,910 EUR millionPortugal13,910Slovakia: 10,737.6 EUR millionSlovakia10,737.6Romania: 10,565 EUR millionRomania10,565Greece: 9,406.6 EUR millionGreece9,406.6Slovenia: 5,257.2 EUR millionSlovenia5,257.2Bulgaria: 3,990.2 EUR millionBulgaria3,990.2Croatia: 3,802.3 EUR millionCroatia3,802.3Lithuania: 2,954.6 EUR millionLithuania2,954.6Malta: 2,567.9 EUR millionMalta2,567.9Cyprus: 2,554.2 EUR millionCyprus2,554.2Estonia: 2,155.1 EUR millionEstonia2,155.1Latvia: 1,934.3 EUR millionLatvia1,934.3Germany: 321,217.9 EUR millionGermany321,217.9France: 183,911.7 EUR millionFrance183,911.7Italy: 114,722.2 EUR millionItaly114,722.2Netherlands: 103,005.5 EUR millionNetherlands103,005.5Spain: 97,420.6 EUR millionSpain97,420.6Belgium: 61,658 EUR millionBelgium61,658Sweden: 49,526.2 EUR millionSweden49,526.2Luxembourg: 44,994.2 EUR millionLuxembourg44,994.2Ireland: 43,370.9 EUR millionIreland43,370.9Poland: 39,751.6 EUR millionPoland39,751.6Austria: 30,288.4 EUR millionAustria30,288.4Denmark: 30,235.7 EUR millionDenmark30,235.7Czechia: 20,321.8 EUR millionCzechia20,321.8Finland: 17,019 EUR millionFinland17,019Hungary: 14,561.4 EUR millionHungary14,561.4Portugal: 13,910 EUR millionPortugal13,910Slovakia: 10,737.6 EUR millionSlovakia10,737.6Romania: 10,565 EUR millionRomania10,565Greece: 9,406.6 EUR millionGreece9,406.6Slovenia: 5,257.2 EUR millionSlovenia5,257.2Bulgaria: 3,990.2 EUR millionBulgaria3,990.2Croatia: 3,802.3 EUR millionCroatia3,802.3Lithuania: 2,954.6 EUR millionLithuania2,954.6Malta: 2,567.9 EUR millionMalta2,567.9Cyprus: 2,554.2 EUR millionCyprus2,554.2Estonia: 2,155.1 EUR millionEstonia2,155.1Latvia: 1,934.3 EUR millionLatvia1,934.3
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 countries2020
EUR million		Change on 2019
1Germany321,217.9-1.7%
2France183,911.7-6.4%
3Italy114,722.2-6.2%
4Netherlands103,005.5+4.2%
5Spain97,420.6-6.1%
6Belgium61,658+0.8%
7Sweden49,526.2+0.5%
8Luxembourg44,994.2+24.1%
9Ireland43,370.9+12.1%
10Poland39,751.6+0.5%
11Austria30,288.4-7.4%
12Denmark30,235.7-0.2%
13Czechia20,321.8-6.1%
14Finland17,019+0.6%
15Hungary14,561.4+3.8%
16Portugal13,910-4.3%
17Slovakia10,737.6-9.8%
18Romania10,565-1.4%
19Greece9,406.6-3.2%
20Slovenia5,257.2+0.6%
21Bulgaria3,990.2-5%
22Croatia3,802.3-2.5%
23Lithuania2,954.6+4.8%
24Malta2,567.9+4.5%
25Cyprus2,554.2+4.3%
26Estonia2,155.1+3.4%
27Latvia1,934.3+2%

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with €321.22 billion in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Latvia, with €1.93 billion in 2020.

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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