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EU countries by value added in manufacturing

Germany had the highest value added in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2018, at €650.2 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €900.6 million. The median was €26.1 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.94 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest650,200.9Germany
Lowest900.6Malta
Median26,097.327 EU countries
European Union (27)1,944,810.7History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 61,584.6 EUR millionBelgium: 59,249.6 EUR millionBulgaria: 7,819.7 EUR millionCyprus: 1,201.8 EUR millionCzechia: 42,498.6 EUR millionGermany: 650,200.9 EUR millionDenmark: 38,263.9 EUR millionEstonia: 3,314.9 EUR millionSpain: 120,875.6 EUR millionFinland: 29,813.3 EUR millionFrance: 241,204.6 EUR millionGreece: 11,849.9 EUR millionCroatia: 6,249.3 EUR millionHungary: 26,097.3 EUR millionIreland: 103,462.5 EUR millionItaly: 246,941.3 EUR millionLithuania: 4,984.7 EUR millionLuxembourg: 3,170.5 EUR millionLatvia: 2,589.1 EUR millionMalta: 900.6 EUR millionNetherlands: 74,284.4 EUR millionPoland: 80,073.3 EUR millionPortugal: 22,453.1 EUR millionRomania: 22,726.3 EUR millionSweden: 59,971.2 EUR millionSlovenia: 8,811 EUR millionSlovakia: 14,856.2 EUR million
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  • 79K and over
EUR million, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Germany: 650,200.9 EUR millionGermany650,200.9Italy: 246,941.3 EUR millionItaly246,941.3France: 241,204.6 EUR millionFrance241,204.6Spain: 120,875.6 EUR millionSpain120,875.6Ireland: 103,462.5 EUR millionIreland103,462.5Poland: 80,073.3 EUR millionPoland80,073.3Netherlands: 74,284.4 EUR millionNetherlands74,284.4Austria: 61,584.6 EUR millionAustria61,584.6Sweden: 59,971.2 EUR millionSweden59,971.2Belgium: 59,249.6 EUR millionBelgium59,249.6Czechia: 42,498.6 EUR millionCzechia42,498.6Denmark: 38,263.9 EUR millionDenmark38,263.9Finland: 29,813.3 EUR millionFinland29,813.3Hungary: 26,097.3 EUR millionHungary26,097.3Romania: 22,726.3 EUR millionRomania22,726.3Portugal: 22,453.1 EUR millionPortugal22,453.1Slovakia: 14,856.2 EUR millionSlovakia14,856.2Greece: 11,849.9 EUR millionGreece11,849.9Slovenia: 8,811 EUR millionSlovenia8,811Bulgaria: 7,819.7 EUR millionBulgaria7,819.7Croatia: 6,249.3 EUR millionCroatia6,249.3Lithuania: 4,984.7 EUR millionLithuania4,984.7Estonia: 3,314.9 EUR millionEstonia3,314.9Luxembourg: 3,170.5 EUR millionLuxembourg3,170.5Latvia: 2,589.1 EUR millionLatvia2,589.1Cyprus: 1,201.8 EUR millionCyprus1,201.8Malta: 900.6 EUR millionMalta900.6Germany: 650,200.9 EUR millionGermany650,200.9Italy: 246,941.3 EUR millionItaly246,941.3France: 241,204.6 EUR millionFrance241,204.6Spain: 120,875.6 EUR millionSpain120,875.6Ireland: 103,462.5 EUR millionIreland103,462.5Poland: 80,073.3 EUR millionPoland80,073.3Netherlands: 74,284.4 EUR millionNetherlands74,284.4Austria: 61,584.6 EUR millionAustria61,584.6Sweden: 59,971.2 EUR millionSweden59,971.2Belgium: 59,249.6 EUR millionBelgium59,249.6Czechia: 42,498.6 EUR millionCzechia42,498.6Denmark: 38,263.9 EUR millionDenmark38,263.9Finland: 29,813.3 EUR millionFinland29,813.3Hungary: 26,097.3 EUR millionHungary26,097.3Romania: 22,726.3 EUR millionRomania22,726.3Portugal: 22,453.1 EUR millionPortugal22,453.1Slovakia: 14,856.2 EUR millionSlovakia14,856.2Greece: 11,849.9 EUR millionGreece11,849.9Slovenia: 8,811 EUR millionSlovenia8,811Bulgaria: 7,819.7 EUR millionBulgaria7,819.7Croatia: 6,249.3 EUR millionCroatia6,249.3Lithuania: 4,984.7 EUR millionLithuania4,984.7Estonia: 3,314.9 EUR millionEstonia3,314.9Luxembourg: 3,170.5 EUR millionLuxembourg3,170.5Latvia: 2,589.1 EUR millionLatvia2,589.1Cyprus: 1,201.8 EUR millionCyprus1,201.8Malta: 900.6 EUR millionMalta900.6
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), 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 break650,200.9+9.8%
2Italy246,941.3+2.3%
3France241,204.6+0.4%
4Spain Series break120,875.6+9.1%
5Ireland103,462.5+6.4%
6Poland Series break80,073.3+13.8%
7Netherlands74,284.4+4.8%
8Austria Series break61,584.6+9.5%
9Sweden Series break59,971.2+8.8%
10Belgium Series break59,249.6+5.6%
11Czechia42,498.6+6.4%
12Denmark38,263.9+7.4%
13Finland29,813.3+0.2%
14Hungary Series break26,097.3+7.9%
15Romania Series break22,726.3+21.3%
16Portugal22,453.1+2.8%
17Slovakia14,856.2+5.5%
18Greece Series break11,849.9+2.7%
19Slovenia8,811+5.3%
20Bulgaria Series break7,819.7+0.7%
21Croatia6,249.3+2%
22Lithuania Series break4,984.7+5.7%
23Estonia Series break3,314.9+9.8%
24Luxembourg3,170.5+1.4%
25Latvia2,589.1+10.9%
26Cyprus1,201.8+11.5%
27Malta900.6+12%

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Value added of enterprises in manufacturing (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section C): 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), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), 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), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by value added in manufacturing, 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), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by value added in manufacturing, 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/value-added-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added in manufacturing, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest value added in manufacturing?

Germany, with €650.2 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest value added in manufacturing?

Malta, with €900.6 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), Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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