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EU countries by net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles

Germany had the highest net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles of 27 EU countries in 2018, at €2.03 trillion. Malta had the lowest, at €9.33 billion. The median was €119.87 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €8.75 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,030,737.1Germany
Lowest9,326Malta
Median119,869.727 EU countries
European Union (27)8,746,670.9History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 248,889.5 EUR millionBelgium: 460,444.8 EUR millionBulgaria: 62,940.9 EUR millionCyprus: 13,021.2 EUR millionCzechia: 162,255.6 EUR millionGermany: 2,030,737.1 EUR millionDenmark: 183,724.1 EUR millionEstonia: 28,078.8 EUR millionSpain: 751,329.9 EUR millionFinland: 118,906.1 EUR millionFrance: 1,354,724.9 EUR millionGreece: 107,571.9 EUR millionCroatia: 36,684.6 EUR millionHungary: 101,883.1 EUR millionIreland: 182,393.7 EUR millionItaly: 999,793.2 EUR millionLithuania: 37,911.7 EUR millionLuxembourg: 89,394.5 EUR millionLatvia: 29,737.5 EUR millionMalta: 9,326 EUR millionNetherlands: 690,107.9 EUR millionPoland: 419,838.7 EUR millionPortugal: 146,251 EUR millionRomania: 119,869.7 EUR millionSweden: 264,023.2 EUR millionSlovenia: 36,668.9 EUR millionSlovakia: 59,903 EUR million
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EUR million, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Germany: 2,030,737.1 EUR millionGermany2,030,737.1France: 1,354,724.9 EUR millionFrance1,354,724.9Italy: 999,793.2 EUR millionItaly999,793.2Spain: 751,329.9 EUR millionSpain751,329.9Netherlands: 690,107.9 EUR millionNetherlands690,107.9Belgium: 460,444.8 EUR millionBelgium460,444.8Poland: 419,838.7 EUR millionPoland419,838.7Sweden: 264,023.2 EUR millionSweden264,023.2Austria: 248,889.5 EUR millionAustria248,889.5Denmark: 183,724.1 EUR millionDenmark183,724.1Ireland: 182,393.7 EUR millionIreland182,393.7Czechia: 162,255.6 EUR millionCzechia162,255.6Portugal: 146,251 EUR millionPortugal146,251Romania: 119,869.7 EUR millionRomania119,869.7Finland: 118,906.1 EUR millionFinland118,906.1Greece: 107,571.9 EUR millionGreece107,571.9Hungary: 101,883.1 EUR millionHungary101,883.1Luxembourg: 89,394.5 EUR millionLuxembourg89,394.5Bulgaria: 62,940.9 EUR millionBulgaria62,940.9Slovakia: 59,903 EUR millionSlovakia59,903Lithuania: 37,911.7 EUR millionLithuania37,911.7Croatia: 36,684.6 EUR millionCroatia36,684.6Slovenia: 36,668.9 EUR millionSlovenia36,668.9Latvia: 29,737.5 EUR millionLatvia29,737.5Estonia: 28,078.8 EUR millionEstonia28,078.8Cyprus: 13,021.2 EUR millionCyprus13,021.2Malta: 9,326 EUR millionMalta9,326Germany: 2,030,737.1 EUR millionGermany2,030,737.1France: 1,354,724.9 EUR millionFrance1,354,724.9Italy: 999,793.2 EUR millionItaly999,793.2Spain: 751,329.9 EUR millionSpain751,329.9Netherlands: 690,107.9 EUR millionNetherlands690,107.9Belgium: 460,444.8 EUR millionBelgium460,444.8Poland: 419,838.7 EUR millionPoland419,838.7Sweden: 264,023.2 EUR millionSweden264,023.2Austria: 248,889.5 EUR millionAustria248,889.5Denmark: 183,724.1 EUR millionDenmark183,724.1Ireland: 182,393.7 EUR millionIreland182,393.7Czechia: 162,255.6 EUR millionCzechia162,255.6Portugal: 146,251 EUR millionPortugal146,251Romania: 119,869.7 EUR millionRomania119,869.7Finland: 118,906.1 EUR millionFinland118,906.1Greece: 107,571.9 EUR millionGreece107,571.9Hungary: 101,883.1 EUR millionHungary101,883.1Luxembourg: 89,394.5 EUR millionLuxembourg89,394.5Bulgaria: 62,940.9 EUR millionBulgaria62,940.9Slovakia: 59,903 EUR millionSlovakia59,903Lithuania: 37,911.7 EUR millionLithuania37,911.7Croatia: 36,684.6 EUR millionCroatia36,684.6Slovenia: 36,668.9 EUR millionSlovenia36,668.9Latvia: 29,737.5 EUR millionLatvia29,737.5Estonia: 28,078.8 EUR millionEstonia28,078.8Cyprus: 13,021.2 EUR millionCyprus13,021.2Malta: 9,326 EUR millionMalta9,326
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), 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 break2,030,737.1-2.7%
2France1,354,724.9+2.8%
3Italy999,793.2+3%
4Spain Series break751,329.9-2.4%
5Netherlands690,107.9+3.8%
6Belgium Series break460,444.8+1%
7Poland Series break419,838.7+5.9%
8Sweden Series break264,023.2-10.3%
9Austria Series break248,889.5-2.4%
10Denmark183,724.1+0.1%
11Ireland182,393.7-2.3%
12Czechia162,255.6+6.9%
13Portugal146,251+6.4%
14Romania Series break119,869.7+0.1%
15Finland118,906.1+3.8%
16Greece Series break107,571.9-1.3%
17Hungary Series break101,883.1+4.8%
18Luxembourg89,394.5+3.4%
19Bulgaria Series break62,940.9+5.6%
20Slovakia59,903+3.5%
21Lithuania Series break37,911.7+5.6%
22Croatia36,684.6+9.7%
23Slovenia36,668.9+8.5%
24Latvia29,737.5+6.5%
25Estonia Series break28,078.8+11.9%
26Cyprus13,021.2+6.5%
27Malta9,326+7.4%

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Net turnover of enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section G): 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2018.

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

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Which EU country has the highest net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Germany, with €2.03 trillion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Malta, with €9.33 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), turnover or gross premiums written, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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