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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 2022, at €151.91 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €1.75 billion. The median was €10.98 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €667.87 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest151,906.6Germany
Lowest1,750.5Malta
Median10,975.827 EU countries
European Union (27)667,870.1History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 13,405.9 EUR millionBelgium: 20,615.5 EUR millionBulgaria: 5,843.2 EUR millionCyprus: 2,759.4 EUR millionCzechia: 11,670.2 EUR millionGermany: 151,906.6 EUR millionDenmark: 13,002.5 EUR millionEstonia: 1,824.5 EUR millionSpain: 45,358.5 EUR millionFinland: 11,460.1 EUR millionFrance: 106,334.1 EUR millionGreece: 5,537.3 EUR millionCroatia: 2,977.2 EUR millionHungary: 6,269.3 EUR millionIreland: 82,010.3 EUR millionItaly: 54,160.5 EUR millionLithuania: 2,538.9 EUR millionLuxembourg: 3,514 EUR millionLatvia: 1,850.9 EUR millionMalta: 1,750.5 EUR millionNetherlands: 43,027.2 EUR millionPoland: 22,884.4 EUR millionPortugal: 9,862.9 EUR millionRomania: 10,975.8 EUR millionSweden: 30,197.3 EUR millionSlovenia: 2,036.9 EUR millionSlovakia: 4,096.3 EUR million
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EUR million, 2022. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2022

Germany: 151,906.6 EUR millionGermany151,906.6France: 106,334.1 EUR millionFrance106,334.1Ireland: 82,010.3 EUR millionIreland82,010.3Italy: 54,160.5 EUR millionItaly54,160.5Spain: 45,358.5 EUR millionSpain45,358.5Netherlands: 43,027.2 EUR millionNetherlands43,027.2Sweden: 30,197.3 EUR millionSweden30,197.3Poland: 22,884.4 EUR millionPoland22,884.4Belgium: 20,615.5 EUR millionBelgium20,615.5Austria: 13,405.9 EUR millionAustria13,405.9Denmark: 13,002.5 EUR millionDenmark13,002.5Czechia: 11,670.2 EUR millionCzechia11,670.2Finland: 11,460.1 EUR millionFinland11,460.1Romania: 10,975.8 EUR millionRomania10,975.8Portugal: 9,862.9 EUR millionPortugal9,862.9Hungary: 6,269.3 EUR millionHungary6,269.3Bulgaria: 5,843.2 EUR millionBulgaria5,843.2Greece: 5,537.3 EUR millionGreece5,537.3Slovakia: 4,096.3 EUR millionSlovakia4,096.3Luxembourg: 3,514 EUR millionLuxembourg3,514Croatia: 2,977.2 EUR millionCroatia2,977.2Cyprus: 2,759.4 EUR millionCyprus2,759.4Lithuania: 2,538.9 EUR millionLithuania2,538.9Slovenia: 2,036.9 EUR millionSlovenia2,036.9Latvia: 1,850.9 EUR millionLatvia1,850.9Estonia: 1,824.5 EUR millionEstonia1,824.5Malta: 1,750.5 EUR millionMalta1,750.5Germany: 151,906.6 EUR millionGermany151,906.6France: 106,334.1 EUR millionFrance106,334.1Ireland: 82,010.3 EUR millionIreland82,010.3Italy: 54,160.5 EUR millionItaly54,160.5Spain: 45,358.5 EUR millionSpain45,358.5Netherlands: 43,027.2 EUR millionNetherlands43,027.2Sweden: 30,197.3 EUR millionSweden30,197.3Poland: 22,884.4 EUR millionPoland22,884.4Belgium: 20,615.5 EUR millionBelgium20,615.5Austria: 13,405.9 EUR millionAustria13,405.9Denmark: 13,002.5 EUR millionDenmark13,002.5Czechia: 11,670.2 EUR millionCzechia11,670.2Finland: 11,460.1 EUR millionFinland11,460.1Romania: 10,975.8 EUR millionRomania10,975.8Portugal: 9,862.9 EUR millionPortugal9,862.9Hungary: 6,269.3 EUR millionHungary6,269.3Bulgaria: 5,843.2 EUR millionBulgaria5,843.2Greece: 5,537.3 EUR millionGreece5,537.3Slovakia: 4,096.3 EUR millionSlovakia4,096.3Luxembourg: 3,514 EUR millionLuxembourg3,514Croatia: 2,977.2 EUR millionCroatia2,977.2Cyprus: 2,759.4 EUR millionCyprus2,759.4Lithuania: 2,538.9 EUR millionLithuania2,538.9Slovenia: 2,036.9 EUR millionSlovenia2,036.9Latvia: 1,850.9 EUR millionLatvia1,850.9Estonia: 1,824.5 EUR millionEstonia1,824.5Malta: 1,750.5 EUR millionMalta1,750.5
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
EUR million		Change on 2021
1Germany151,906.6-0.5%
2France106,334.1+4.2%
3Ireland82,010.3+10.6%
4Italy54,160.5+0.9%
5Spain45,358.5+14.7%
6Netherlands43,027.2+16.4%
7Sweden30,197.3-3.7%
8Poland22,884.4+16.3%
9Belgium20,615.5+8.9%
10Austria13,405.9+6.4%
11Denmark13,002.5+2.6%
12Czechia11,670.2+14.1%
13Finland11,460.1+0.5%
14Romania10,975.8+18.3%
15Portugal9,862.9+18.3%
16Hungary6,269.3+2.7%
17Bulgaria5,843.2+21.9%
18Greece5,537.3+3.6%
19Slovakia4,096.3+10.2%
20Luxembourg3,514-1.5%
21Croatia2,977.2+16%
22Cyprus2,759.4+38.4%
23Lithuania2,538.9+34.4%
24Slovenia2,036.9+8.9%
25Latvia1,850.9+17.1%
26Estonia1,824.5+22.4%
27Malta1,750.5+21.5%

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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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added, 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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by value added in information and communication, 2022) [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, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in information and communication, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by value added in information and communication, 2022. 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/value-added-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2022.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in information and communication, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-information-communication/eu-countries?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with €151.91 billion in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with €1.75 billion in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Structural business statistics, Information and communication (NACE Rev. 2 section J), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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