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EU countries by value added in manufacturing

Germany had the highest value added in manufacturing of 27 EU countries in 2021, at €706.73 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €971.78 million. The median was €28.89 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €2.19 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest706,729.3Germany
Lowest971.8Malta
Median28,887.927 EU countries
European Union (27)2,189,770.8History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 66,784.1 EUR millionBelgium: 67,793.1 EUR millionBulgaria: 8,267.9 EUR millionCyprus: 1,396.4 EUR millionCzechia: 45,759.9 EUR millionGermany: 706,729.3 EUR millionDenmark: 39,791.8 EUR millionEstonia: 3,965.1 EUR millionSpain: 133,528.5 EUR millionFinland: 31,883.6 EUR millionFrance: 254,741.1 EUR millionGreece: 13,100.3 EUR millionCroatia: 6,954.5 EUR millionHungary: 28,887.9 EUR millionIreland: 152,199.1 EUR millionItaly: 274,272 EUR millionLithuania: 7,417.1 EUR millionLuxembourg: 3,226.4 EUR millionLatvia: 3,736.5 EUR millionMalta: 971.8 EUR millionNetherlands: 90,785.3 EUR millionPoland: 96,522.3 EUR millionPortugal: 25,275.1 EUR millionRomania: 26,676 EUR millionSweden: 69,592 EUR millionSlovenia: 11,244.3 EUR millionSlovakia: 18,269.4 EUR million
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 21K
  • 21K to 43K
  • 43K to 95K
  • 95K and over
EUR million, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 706,729.3 EUR millionGermany706,729.3Italy: 274,272 EUR millionItaly274,272France: 254,741.1 EUR millionFrance254,741.1Ireland: 152,199.1 EUR millionIreland152,199.1Spain: 133,528.5 EUR millionSpain133,528.5Poland: 96,522.3 EUR millionPoland96,522.3Netherlands: 90,785.3 EUR millionNetherlands90,785.3Sweden: 69,592 EUR millionSweden69,592Belgium: 67,793.1 EUR millionBelgium67,793.1Austria: 66,784.1 EUR millionAustria66,784.1Czechia: 45,759.9 EUR millionCzechia45,759.9Denmark: 39,791.8 EUR millionDenmark39,791.8Finland: 31,883.6 EUR millionFinland31,883.6Hungary: 28,887.9 EUR millionHungary28,887.9Romania: 26,676 EUR millionRomania26,676Portugal: 25,275.1 EUR millionPortugal25,275.1Slovakia: 18,269.4 EUR millionSlovakia18,269.4Greece: 13,100.3 EUR millionGreece13,100.3Slovenia: 11,244.3 EUR millionSlovenia11,244.3Bulgaria: 8,267.9 EUR millionBulgaria8,267.9Lithuania: 7,417.1 EUR millionLithuania7,417.1Croatia: 6,954.5 EUR millionCroatia6,954.5Estonia: 3,965.1 EUR millionEstonia3,965.1Latvia: 3,736.5 EUR millionLatvia3,736.5Luxembourg: 3,226.4 EUR millionLuxembourg3,226.4Cyprus: 1,396.4 EUR millionCyprus1,396.4Malta: 971.8 EUR millionMalta971.8Germany: 706,729.3 EUR millionGermany706,729.3Italy: 274,272 EUR millionItaly274,272France: 254,741.1 EUR millionFrance254,741.1Ireland: 152,199.1 EUR millionIreland152,199.1Spain: 133,528.5 EUR millionSpain133,528.5Poland: 96,522.3 EUR millionPoland96,522.3Netherlands: 90,785.3 EUR millionNetherlands90,785.3Sweden: 69,592 EUR millionSweden69,592Belgium: 67,793.1 EUR millionBelgium67,793.1Austria: 66,784.1 EUR millionAustria66,784.1Czechia: 45,759.9 EUR millionCzechia45,759.9Denmark: 39,791.8 EUR millionDenmark39,791.8Finland: 31,883.6 EUR millionFinland31,883.6Hungary: 28,887.9 EUR millionHungary28,887.9Romania: 26,676 EUR millionRomania26,676Portugal: 25,275.1 EUR millionPortugal25,275.1Slovakia: 18,269.4 EUR millionSlovakia18,269.4Greece: 13,100.3 EUR millionGreece13,100.3Slovenia: 11,244.3 EUR millionSlovenia11,244.3Bulgaria: 8,267.9 EUR millionBulgaria8,267.9Lithuania: 7,417.1 EUR millionLithuania7,417.1Croatia: 6,954.5 EUR millionCroatia6,954.5Estonia: 3,965.1 EUR millionEstonia3,965.1Latvia: 3,736.5 EUR millionLatvia3,736.5Luxembourg: 3,226.4 EUR millionLuxembourg3,226.4Cyprus: 1,396.4 EUR millionCyprus1,396.4Malta: 971.8 EUR millionMalta971.8
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
EUR million		Change on 2020
1Germany Series break706,729.3+15.9%
2Italy Series break274,272+22.1%
3France Series break254,741.1+13%
4Ireland Series break152,199.1+23.4%
5Spain Series break133,528.5+16.8%
6Poland Series break96,522.3+12.4%
7Netherlands Series break90,785.3+18%
8Sweden Series break69,592+22.5%
9Belgium Series break67,793.1+10.9%
10Austria Series break66,784.1+14%
11Czechia Series break45,759.9+11.2%
12Denmark Series break39,791.8+0.2%
13Finland Series break31,883.6+11.2%
14Hungary Series break28,887.9+13.4%
15Romania Series break26,676+23.9%
16Portugal Series break25,275.1+17.8%
17Slovakia Series break18,269.4+33.3%
18Greece Series break13,100.3+26.4%
19Slovenia Series break11,244.3+21.1%
20Bulgaria Series break8,267.9+1.6%
21Lithuania Series break7,417.1+24.1%
22Croatia Series break6,954.5+5.9%
23Estonia Series break3,965.1+14.8%
24Latvia Series break3,736.5+28.4%
25Luxembourg Series break3,226.4+11.8%
26Cyprus Series break1,396.4+6.9%
27Malta Series break971.8-0.7%

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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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), 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, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by value added in manufacturing, 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, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in manufacturing, 2021. 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-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by value added in manufacturing, 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/value-added-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in manufacturing, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-manufacturing/eu-countries?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest value added in manufacturing?

Germany, with €706.73 billion in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest value added in manufacturing?

Malta, with €971.78 million in 2021.

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, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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