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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 2021, at €348.25 billion. Latvia had the lowest, at €2.39 billion. The median was €18.09 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.43 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest348,253.5Germany
Lowest2,389.2Latvia
Median18,093.327 EU countries
European Union (27)1,434,941.9History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 32,001.5 EUR millionBelgium: 69,717.9 EUR millionBulgaria: 4,461.4 EUR millionCyprus: 3,072.7 EUR millionCzechia: 22,844.3 EUR millionGermany: 348,253.5 EUR millionDenmark: 35,035.5 EUR millionEstonia: 2,825.2 EUR millionSpain: 103,719.7 EUR millionFinland: 18,093.3 EUR millionFrance: 209,651.5 EUR millionGreece: 11,279.5 EUR millionCroatia: 4,313 EUR millionHungary: 15,639.6 EUR millionIreland: 62,771.9 EUR millionItaly: 136,861.9 EUR millionLithuania: 3,525.7 EUR millionLuxembourg: 57,578.9 EUR millionLatvia: 2,389.2 EUR millionMalta: 2,688.8 EUR millionNetherlands: 140,241.6 EUR millionPoland: 46,076.5 EUR millionPortugal: 15,882.8 EUR millionRomania: 11,333.3 EUR millionSweden: 57,540.1 EUR millionSlovenia: 6,157.3 EUR millionSlovakia: 10,985.3 EUR million
  • Under 4,000
  • 4,000 to 13K
  • 13K to 34K
  • 34K to 68K
  • 68K and over
EUR million, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 348,253.5 EUR millionGermany348,253.5France: 209,651.5 EUR millionFrance209,651.5Netherlands: 140,241.6 EUR millionNetherlands140,241.6Italy: 136,861.9 EUR millionItaly136,861.9Spain: 103,719.7 EUR millionSpain103,719.7Belgium: 69,717.9 EUR millionBelgium69,717.9Ireland: 62,771.9 EUR millionIreland62,771.9Luxembourg: 57,578.9 EUR millionLuxembourg57,578.9Sweden: 57,540.1 EUR millionSweden57,540.1Poland: 46,076.5 EUR millionPoland46,076.5Denmark: 35,035.5 EUR millionDenmark35,035.5Austria: 32,001.5 EUR millionAustria32,001.5Czechia: 22,844.3 EUR millionCzechia22,844.3Finland: 18,093.3 EUR millionFinland18,093.3Portugal: 15,882.8 EUR millionPortugal15,882.8Hungary: 15,639.6 EUR millionHungary15,639.6Romania: 11,333.3 EUR millionRomania11,333.3Greece: 11,279.5 EUR millionGreece11,279.5Slovakia: 10,985.3 EUR millionSlovakia10,985.3Slovenia: 6,157.3 EUR millionSlovenia6,157.3Bulgaria: 4,461.4 EUR millionBulgaria4,461.4Croatia: 4,313 EUR millionCroatia4,313Lithuania: 3,525.7 EUR millionLithuania3,525.7Cyprus: 3,072.7 EUR millionCyprus3,072.7Estonia: 2,825.2 EUR millionEstonia2,825.2Malta: 2,688.8 EUR millionMalta2,688.8Latvia: 2,389.2 EUR millionLatvia2,389.2Germany: 348,253.5 EUR millionGermany348,253.5France: 209,651.5 EUR millionFrance209,651.5Netherlands: 140,241.6 EUR millionNetherlands140,241.6Italy: 136,861.9 EUR millionItaly136,861.9Spain: 103,719.7 EUR millionSpain103,719.7Belgium: 69,717.9 EUR millionBelgium69,717.9Ireland: 62,771.9 EUR millionIreland62,771.9Luxembourg: 57,578.9 EUR millionLuxembourg57,578.9Sweden: 57,540.1 EUR millionSweden57,540.1Poland: 46,076.5 EUR millionPoland46,076.5Denmark: 35,035.5 EUR millionDenmark35,035.5Austria: 32,001.5 EUR millionAustria32,001.5Czechia: 22,844.3 EUR millionCzechia22,844.3Finland: 18,093.3 EUR millionFinland18,093.3Portugal: 15,882.8 EUR millionPortugal15,882.8Hungary: 15,639.6 EUR millionHungary15,639.6Romania: 11,333.3 EUR millionRomania11,333.3Greece: 11,279.5 EUR millionGreece11,279.5Slovakia: 10,985.3 EUR millionSlovakia10,985.3Slovenia: 6,157.3 EUR millionSlovenia6,157.3Bulgaria: 4,461.4 EUR millionBulgaria4,461.4Croatia: 4,313 EUR millionCroatia4,313Lithuania: 3,525.7 EUR millionLithuania3,525.7Cyprus: 3,072.7 EUR millionCyprus3,072.7Estonia: 2,825.2 EUR millionEstonia2,825.2Malta: 2,688.8 EUR millionMalta2,688.8Latvia: 2,389.2 EUR millionLatvia2,389.2
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
EUR million		Change on 2020
1Germany Series break348,253.5+8.4%
2France Series break209,651.5+14%
3Netherlands Series break140,241.6+36.1%
4Italy Series break136,861.9+19.3%
5Spain Series break103,719.7+6.5%
6Belgium Series break69,717.9+13.1%
7Ireland Series break62,771.9+44.7%
8Luxembourg Series break57,578.9+28%
9Sweden Series break57,540.1+16.2%
10Poland Series break46,076.5+15.9%
11Denmark Series break35,035.5+15.9%
12Austria Series break32,001.5+5.7%
13Czechia Series break22,844.3+12.4%
14Finland Series break18,093.3+6.3%
15Portugal Series break15,882.8+14.2%
16Hungary Series break15,639.6+7.4%
17Romania Series break11,333.3+7.3%
18Greece Series break11,279.5+19.9%
19Slovakia Series break10,985.3+2.3%
20Slovenia Series break6,157.3+17.1%
21Bulgaria Series break4,461.4+11.8%
22Croatia Series break4,313+13.4%
23Lithuania Series break3,525.7+19.3%
24Cyprus Series break3,072.7+20.3%
25Estonia Series break2,825.2+31.1%
26Malta Series break2,688.8+4.7%
27Latvia Series break2,389.2+23.5%

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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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by net turnover in professional, scientific and technical activities, 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2021.

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

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

Germany, with €348.25 billion in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Latvia, with €2.39 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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