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EU countries by value added in administrative and support services

Germany had the highest value added in administrative and support services of 27 EU countries in 2018, at €136.39 billion. Cyprus had the lowest, at €399 million. The median was €4.66 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €470.31 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest136,392Germany
Lowest399Cyprus
Median4,661.927 EU countries
European Union (27)470,312.8History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 12,077.5 EUR millionBelgium: 20,708 EUR millionBulgaria: 1,109 EUR millionCyprus: 399 EUR millionCzechia: 4,661.9 EUR millionGermany: 136,392 EUR millionDenmark: 8,119.8 EUR millionEstonia: 805 EUR millionSpain: 39,275 EUR millionFinland: 6,793.3 EUR millionFrance: 82,332.5 EUR millionGreece: 2,139 EUR millionCroatia: 920.1 EUR millionHungary: 4,086.9 EUR millionIreland: 23,018.6 EUR millionItaly: 45,089 EUR millionLithuania: 1,008.1 EUR millionLuxembourg: 2,463.3 EUR millionLatvia: 607.1 EUR millionMalta: 782.9 EUR millionNetherlands: 38,834.8 EUR millionPoland: 11,058.8 EUR millionPortugal: 6,812 EUR millionRomania: 3,684 EUR millionSweden: 14,444.5 EUR millionSlovenia: 898.7 EUR millionSlovakia: 1,938.1 EUR million
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EUR million, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Germany: 136,392 EUR millionGermany136,392France: 82,332.5 EUR millionFrance82,332.5Italy: 45,089 EUR millionItaly45,089Spain: 39,275 EUR millionSpain39,275Netherlands: 38,834.8 EUR millionNetherlands38,834.8Ireland: 23,018.6 EUR millionIreland23,018.6Belgium: 20,708 EUR millionBelgium20,708Sweden: 14,444.5 EUR millionSweden14,444.5Austria: 12,077.5 EUR millionAustria12,077.5Poland: 11,058.8 EUR millionPoland11,058.8Denmark: 8,119.8 EUR millionDenmark8,119.8Portugal: 6,812 EUR millionPortugal6,812Finland: 6,793.3 EUR millionFinland6,793.3Czechia: 4,661.9 EUR millionCzechia4,661.9Hungary: 4,086.9 EUR millionHungary4,086.9Romania: 3,684 EUR millionRomania3,684Luxembourg: 2,463.3 EUR millionLuxembourg2,463.3Greece: 2,139 EUR millionGreece2,139Slovakia: 1,938.1 EUR millionSlovakia1,938.1Bulgaria: 1,109 EUR millionBulgaria1,109Lithuania: 1,008.1 EUR millionLithuania1,008.1Croatia: 920.1 EUR millionCroatia920.1Slovenia: 898.7 EUR millionSlovenia898.7Estonia: 805 EUR millionEstonia805Malta: 782.9 EUR millionMalta782.9Latvia: 607.1 EUR millionLatvia607.1Cyprus: 399 EUR millionCyprus399Germany: 136,392 EUR millionGermany136,392France: 82,332.5 EUR millionFrance82,332.5Italy: 45,089 EUR millionItaly45,089Spain: 39,275 EUR millionSpain39,275Netherlands: 38,834.8 EUR millionNetherlands38,834.8Ireland: 23,018.6 EUR millionIreland23,018.6Belgium: 20,708 EUR millionBelgium20,708Sweden: 14,444.5 EUR millionSweden14,444.5Austria: 12,077.5 EUR millionAustria12,077.5Poland: 11,058.8 EUR millionPoland11,058.8Denmark: 8,119.8 EUR millionDenmark8,119.8Portugal: 6,812 EUR millionPortugal6,812Finland: 6,793.3 EUR millionFinland6,793.3Czechia: 4,661.9 EUR millionCzechia4,661.9Hungary: 4,086.9 EUR millionHungary4,086.9Romania: 3,684 EUR millionRomania3,684Luxembourg: 2,463.3 EUR millionLuxembourg2,463.3Greece: 2,139 EUR millionGreece2,139Slovakia: 1,938.1 EUR millionSlovakia1,938.1Bulgaria: 1,109 EUR millionBulgaria1,109Lithuania: 1,008.1 EUR millionLithuania1,008.1Croatia: 920.1 EUR millionCroatia920.1Slovenia: 898.7 EUR millionSlovenia898.7Estonia: 805 EUR millionEstonia805Malta: 782.9 EUR millionMalta782.9Latvia: 607.1 EUR millionLatvia607.1Cyprus: 399 EUR millionCyprus399
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
EUR million		Change on 2017
1Germany Series break136,392+10.9%
2France82,332.5+4%
3Italy45,089+9.9%
4Spain Series break39,275+6.4%
5Netherlands38,834.8+14.9%
6Ireland23,018.6+37.9%
7Belgium Series break20,708-1.1%
8Sweden Series break14,444.5+2%
9Austria Series break12,077.5-6.5%
10Poland Series break11,058.8+14.8%
11Denmark8,119.8+6.8%
12Portugal6,812+8%
13Finland6,793.3+6.1%
14Czechia4,661.9+12.7%
15Hungary Series break4,086.9+14.8%
16Romania Series break3,684+10.3%
17Luxembourg2,463.3+5.5%
18Greece Series break2,139+26.1%
19Slovakia1,938.1+5.2%
20Bulgaria Series break1,109+12.3%
21Lithuania Series break1,008.1+0.8%
22Croatia920.1+11.8%
23Slovenia898.7+7.1%
24Estonia Series break805+13.8%
25Malta782.9+12.3%
26Latvia607.1+24%
27Cyprus399+35.9%

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Value added of enterprises in administrative and support services (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section N): income from operating activities after deducting purchases of goods and services, in millions of euros at current prices.
  • Eurostat structural business statistics; at basic prices from 2021 and at factor cost for 2005 to 2020.

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), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), value added at factor cost, 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), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by value added in administrative and support services, 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), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added in administrative and support services, 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/value-added-administrative-support/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which EU country has the highest value added in administrative and support services?

Germany, with €136.39 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest value added in administrative and support services?

Cyprus, with €399 million 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), Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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