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EU countries by value added in information and communication

Germany had the highest value added in information and communication of 27 EU countries in 2019, at €136.46 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €781.8 million. The median was €6.66 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €549.68 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest136,459.4Germany
Lowest781.8Malta
Median6,660.327 EU countries
European Union (27)549,679.6History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 11,502.8 EUR millionBelgium: 18,042.6 EUR millionBulgaria: 3,752.7 EUR millionCyprus: 1,380.3 EUR millionCzechia: 9,041.1 EUR millionGermany: 136,459.4 EUR millionDenmark: 11,973 EUR millionEstonia: 1,334.8 EUR millionSpain: 39,696.7 EUR millionFinland: 10,647 EUR millionFrance: 94,849.8 EUR millionGreece: 3,642.3 EUR millionCroatia: 2,204.4 EUR millionHungary: 5,668 EUR millionIreland: 49,833.9 EUR millionItaly: 50,555.8 EUR millionLithuania: 1,443.3 EUR millionLuxembourg: 3,303.3 EUR millionLatvia: 1,302 EUR millionMalta: 781.8 EUR millionNetherlands: 32,458.7 EUR millionPoland: 17,088.1 EUR millionPortugal: 6,660.3 EUR millionRomania: 6,353.6 EUR millionSweden: 24,664.3 EUR millionSlovenia: 1,540.5 EUR millionSlovakia: 3,352.2 EUR million
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EUR million, 2019. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2019

Germany: 136,459.4 EUR millionGermany136,459.4France: 94,849.8 EUR millionFrance94,849.8Italy: 50,555.8 EUR millionItaly50,555.8Ireland: 49,833.9 EUR millionIreland49,833.9Spain: 39,696.7 EUR millionSpain39,696.7Netherlands: 32,458.7 EUR millionNetherlands32,458.7Sweden: 24,664.3 EUR millionSweden24,664.3Belgium: 18,042.6 EUR millionBelgium18,042.6Poland: 17,088.1 EUR millionPoland17,088.1Denmark: 11,973 EUR millionDenmark11,973Austria: 11,502.8 EUR millionAustria11,502.8Finland: 10,647 EUR millionFinland10,647Czechia: 9,041.1 EUR millionCzechia9,041.1Portugal: 6,660.3 EUR millionPortugal6,660.3Romania: 6,353.6 EUR millionRomania6,353.6Hungary: 5,668 EUR millionHungary5,668Bulgaria: 3,752.7 EUR millionBulgaria3,752.7Greece: 3,642.3 EUR millionGreece3,642.3Slovakia: 3,352.2 EUR millionSlovakia3,352.2Luxembourg: 3,303.3 EUR millionLuxembourg3,303.3Croatia: 2,204.4 EUR millionCroatia2,204.4Slovenia: 1,540.5 EUR millionSlovenia1,540.5Lithuania: 1,443.3 EUR millionLithuania1,443.3Cyprus: 1,380.3 EUR millionCyprus1,380.3Estonia: 1,334.8 EUR millionEstonia1,334.8Latvia: 1,302 EUR millionLatvia1,302Malta: 781.8 EUR millionMalta781.8Germany: 136,459.4 EUR millionGermany136,459.4France: 94,849.8 EUR millionFrance94,849.8Italy: 50,555.8 EUR millionItaly50,555.8Ireland: 49,833.9 EUR millionIreland49,833.9Spain: 39,696.7 EUR millionSpain39,696.7Netherlands: 32,458.7 EUR millionNetherlands32,458.7Sweden: 24,664.3 EUR millionSweden24,664.3Belgium: 18,042.6 EUR millionBelgium18,042.6Poland: 17,088.1 EUR millionPoland17,088.1Denmark: 11,973 EUR millionDenmark11,973Austria: 11,502.8 EUR millionAustria11,502.8Finland: 10,647 EUR millionFinland10,647Czechia: 9,041.1 EUR millionCzechia9,041.1Portugal: 6,660.3 EUR millionPortugal6,660.3Romania: 6,353.6 EUR millionRomania6,353.6Hungary: 5,668 EUR millionHungary5,668Bulgaria: 3,752.7 EUR millionBulgaria3,752.7Greece: 3,642.3 EUR millionGreece3,642.3Slovakia: 3,352.2 EUR millionSlovakia3,352.2Luxembourg: 3,303.3 EUR millionLuxembourg3,303.3Croatia: 2,204.4 EUR millionCroatia2,204.4Slovenia: 1,540.5 EUR millionSlovenia1,540.5Lithuania: 1,443.3 EUR millionLithuania1,443.3Cyprus: 1,380.3 EUR millionCyprus1,380.3Estonia: 1,334.8 EUR millionEstonia1,334.8Latvia: 1,302 EUR millionLatvia1,302Malta: 781.8 EUR millionMalta781.8
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2019
EUR million		Change on 2018
1Germany136,459.4+2.8%
2France94,849.8+3.5%
3Italy50,555.8+1.8%
4Ireland49,833.9+39.3%
5Spain39,696.7+6.8%
6Netherlands32,458.7+3.7%
7Sweden24,664.3+11.9%
8Belgium18,042.6+11.3%
9Poland17,088.1+7.7%
10Denmark11,973+0.1%
11Austria11,502.8+6.3%
12Finland10,647+6.4%
13Czechia9,041.1+12.5%
14Portugal6,660.3+11.9%
15Romania6,353.6-2.2%
16Hungary5,668+7.4%
17Bulgaria3,752.7+22%
18Greece3,642.3-6%
19Slovakia3,352.2+12%
20Luxembourg3,303.3+4.5%
21Croatia Series break2,204.4+13.4%
22Slovenia1,540.5+12.8%
23Lithuania1,443.3+17.5%
24Cyprus1,380.3+17.1%
25Estonia1,334.8+18.9%
26Latvia1,302+11.8%
27Malta781.8+0.1%

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Value added of enterprises in information and communication (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section J): 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), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), 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), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by value added in information and communication, 2019) [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), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added in information and communication, 2019. 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-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by value added in information and communication, 2019. 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/value-added-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2019.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added in information and communication, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest value added in information and communication?

Germany, with €136.46 billion in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest value added in information and communication?

Malta, with €781.8 million in 2019.

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), Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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