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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 2021, at €2.27 trillion. Malta had the lowest, at €8.4 billion. The median was €150.96 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €9.83 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,266,713.5Germany
Lowest8,399.3Malta
Median150,955.827 EU countries
European Union (27)9,829,714.2History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 279,666.9 EUR millionBelgium: 507,055.3 EUR millionBulgaria: 81,850.5 EUR millionCyprus: 14,947.2 EUR millionCzechia: 197,517.4 EUR millionGermany: 2,266,713.5 EUR millionDenmark: 215,036.7 EUR millionEstonia: 32,381.7 EUR millionSpain: 840,794.3 EUR millionFinland: 128,514.7 EUR millionFrance: 1,485,733.3 EUR millionGreece: 123,524.7 EUR millionCroatia: 40,988.3 EUR millionHungary: 119,571.3 EUR millionIreland: 193,935.3 EUR millionItaly: 1,082,397 EUR millionLithuania: 49,523.3 EUR millionLuxembourg: 93,995.2 EUR millionLatvia: 34,920.8 EUR millionMalta: 8,399.3 EUR millionNetherlands: 829,874.5 EUR millionPoland: 489,430.2 EUR millionPortugal: 155,141.3 EUR millionRomania: 150,955.8 EUR millionSweden: 300,400.3 EUR millionSlovenia: 40,607.6 EUR millionSlovakia: 65,837.9 EUR million
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EUR million, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 2,266,713.5 EUR millionGermany2,266,713.5France: 1,485,733.3 EUR millionFrance1,485,733.3Italy: 1,082,397 EUR millionItaly1,082,397Spain: 840,794.3 EUR millionSpain840,794.3Netherlands: 829,874.5 EUR millionNetherlands829,874.5Belgium: 507,055.3 EUR millionBelgium507,055.3Poland: 489,430.2 EUR millionPoland489,430.2Sweden: 300,400.3 EUR millionSweden300,400.3Austria: 279,666.9 EUR millionAustria279,666.9Denmark: 215,036.7 EUR millionDenmark215,036.7Czechia: 197,517.4 EUR millionCzechia197,517.4Ireland: 193,935.3 EUR millionIreland193,935.3Portugal: 155,141.3 EUR millionPortugal155,141.3Romania: 150,955.8 EUR millionRomania150,955.8Finland: 128,514.7 EUR millionFinland128,514.7Greece: 123,524.7 EUR millionGreece123,524.7Hungary: 119,571.3 EUR millionHungary119,571.3Luxembourg: 93,995.2 EUR millionLuxembourg93,995.2Bulgaria: 81,850.5 EUR millionBulgaria81,850.5Slovakia: 65,837.9 EUR millionSlovakia65,837.9Lithuania: 49,523.3 EUR millionLithuania49,523.3Croatia: 40,988.3 EUR millionCroatia40,988.3Slovenia: 40,607.6 EUR millionSlovenia40,607.6Latvia: 34,920.8 EUR millionLatvia34,920.8Estonia: 32,381.7 EUR millionEstonia32,381.7Cyprus: 14,947.2 EUR millionCyprus14,947.2Malta: 8,399.3 EUR millionMalta8,399.3Germany: 2,266,713.5 EUR millionGermany2,266,713.5France: 1,485,733.3 EUR millionFrance1,485,733.3Italy: 1,082,397 EUR millionItaly1,082,397Spain: 840,794.3 EUR millionSpain840,794.3Netherlands: 829,874.5 EUR millionNetherlands829,874.5Belgium: 507,055.3 EUR millionBelgium507,055.3Poland: 489,430.2 EUR millionPoland489,430.2Sweden: 300,400.3 EUR millionSweden300,400.3Austria: 279,666.9 EUR millionAustria279,666.9Denmark: 215,036.7 EUR millionDenmark215,036.7Czechia: 197,517.4 EUR millionCzechia197,517.4Ireland: 193,935.3 EUR millionIreland193,935.3Portugal: 155,141.3 EUR millionPortugal155,141.3Romania: 150,955.8 EUR millionRomania150,955.8Finland: 128,514.7 EUR millionFinland128,514.7Greece: 123,524.7 EUR millionGreece123,524.7Hungary: 119,571.3 EUR millionHungary119,571.3Luxembourg: 93,995.2 EUR millionLuxembourg93,995.2Bulgaria: 81,850.5 EUR millionBulgaria81,850.5Slovakia: 65,837.9 EUR millionSlovakia65,837.9Lithuania: 49,523.3 EUR millionLithuania49,523.3Croatia: 40,988.3 EUR millionCroatia40,988.3Slovenia: 40,607.6 EUR millionSlovenia40,607.6Latvia: 34,920.8 EUR millionLatvia34,920.8Estonia: 32,381.7 EUR millionEstonia32,381.7Cyprus: 14,947.2 EUR millionCyprus14,947.2Malta: 8,399.3 EUR millionMalta8,399.3
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
EUR million		Change on 2020
1Germany Series break2,266,713.5+7%
2France Series break1,485,733.3+11.6%
3Italy Series break1,082,397+14.5%
4Spain Series break840,794.3+15.7%
5Netherlands Series break829,874.5+20%
6Belgium Series break507,055.3+7.3%
7Poland Series break489,430.2+16.1%
8Sweden Series break300,400.3+11.4%
9Austria Series break279,666.9+12.1%
10Denmark Series break215,036.7+14.4%
11Czechia Series break197,517.4+23.5%
12Ireland Series break193,935.3+5.7%
13Portugal Series break155,141.3+10.3%
14Romania Series break150,955.8+17.8%
15Finland Series break128,514.7+8.5%
16Greece Series break123,524.7+15.5%
17Hungary Series break119,571.3+14.1%
18Luxembourg Series break93,995.2+26.3%
19Bulgaria Series break81,850.5+21.5%
20Slovakia Series break65,837.9+12.9%
21Lithuania Series break49,523.3+20.4%
22Croatia Series break40,988.3+15.9%
23Slovenia Series break40,607.6+19.1%
24Latvia Series break34,920.8+22.3%
25Estonia Series break32,381.7+20.2%
26Cyprus Series break14,947.2+17.9%
27Malta Series break8,399.3-2.4%

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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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), 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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by net turnover in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/turnover-trade/eu-countries?period=2021 (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 €2.27 trillion in 2021, 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 €8.4 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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), net turnover, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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