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EU countries by value added in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2024

Germany had the highest value added in professional, scientific and technical activities of 27 EU countries in 2024, at €211.25 billion. Latvia had the lowest, at €1.32 billion. The median was €9.85 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €830.1 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest211,248.7Germany
Lowest1,321.7Latvia
Median9,849.827 EU countries
European Union (27)830,101.2History

Map of EU countries, 2024

Austria: 20,092.3 EUR millionBelgium: 37,484.9 EUR millionBulgaria: 3,309.5 EUR millionCyprus: 2,060.1 EUR millionCzechia: 11,022.7 EUR millionGermany: 211,248.7 EUR millionDenmark: 20,642.9 EUR millionEstonia: 1,493.9 EUR millionSpain: 68,265.2 EUR millionFinland: 9,849.8 EUR millionFrance: 125,973 EUR millionGreece: 8,778.9 EUR millionCroatia: 3,146.6 EUR millionHungary: 8,936.6 EUR millionIreland: 32,462.4 EUR millionItaly: 91,373 EUR millionLithuania: 2,362.5 EUR millionLuxembourg: 7,511.6 EUR millionLatvia: 1,321.7 EUR millionMalta: 1,849.8 EUR millionNetherlands: 76,334.5 EUR millionPoland: 26,781.4 EUR millionPortugal: 11,968.7 EUR millionRomania: 8,194.6 EUR millionSweden: 29,602.9 EUR millionSlovenia: 3,199.2 EUR millionSlovakia: 4,834.1 EUR million
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  • 3,000 to 8,000
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  • 36K and over
EUR million, 2024. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2024

Germany: 211,248.7 EUR millionGermany211,248.7France: 125,973 EUR millionFrance125,973Italy: 91,373 EUR millionItaly91,373Netherlands: 76,334.5 EUR millionNetherlands76,334.5Spain: 68,265.2 EUR millionSpain68,265.2Belgium: 37,484.9 EUR millionBelgium37,484.9Ireland: 32,462.4 EUR millionIreland32,462.4Sweden: 29,602.9 EUR millionSweden29,602.9Poland: 26,781.4 EUR millionPoland26,781.4Denmark: 20,642.9 EUR millionDenmark20,642.9Austria: 20,092.3 EUR millionAustria20,092.3Portugal: 11,968.7 EUR millionPortugal11,968.7Czechia: 11,022.7 EUR millionCzechia11,022.7Finland: 9,849.8 EUR millionFinland9,849.8Hungary: 8,936.6 EUR millionHungary8,936.6Greece: 8,778.9 EUR millionGreece8,778.9Romania: 8,194.6 EUR millionRomania8,194.6Luxembourg: 7,511.6 EUR millionLuxembourg7,511.6Slovakia: 4,834.1 EUR millionSlovakia4,834.1Bulgaria: 3,309.5 EUR millionBulgaria3,309.5Slovenia: 3,199.2 EUR millionSlovenia3,199.2Croatia: 3,146.6 EUR millionCroatia3,146.6Lithuania: 2,362.5 EUR millionLithuania2,362.5Cyprus: 2,060.1 EUR millionCyprus2,060.1Malta: 1,849.8 EUR millionMalta1,849.8Estonia: 1,493.9 EUR millionEstonia1,493.9Latvia: 1,321.7 EUR millionLatvia1,321.7Germany: 211,248.7 EUR millionGermany211,248.7France: 125,973 EUR millionFrance125,973Italy: 91,373 EUR millionItaly91,373Netherlands: 76,334.5 EUR millionNetherlands76,334.5Spain: 68,265.2 EUR millionSpain68,265.2Belgium: 37,484.9 EUR millionBelgium37,484.9Ireland: 32,462.4 EUR millionIreland32,462.4Sweden: 29,602.9 EUR millionSweden29,602.9Poland: 26,781.4 EUR millionPoland26,781.4Denmark: 20,642.9 EUR millionDenmark20,642.9Austria: 20,092.3 EUR millionAustria20,092.3Portugal: 11,968.7 EUR millionPortugal11,968.7Czechia: 11,022.7 EUR millionCzechia11,022.7Finland: 9,849.8 EUR millionFinland9,849.8Hungary: 8,936.6 EUR millionHungary8,936.6Greece: 8,778.9 EUR millionGreece8,778.9Romania: 8,194.6 EUR millionRomania8,194.6Luxembourg: 7,511.6 EUR millionLuxembourg7,511.6Slovakia: 4,834.1 EUR millionSlovakia4,834.1Bulgaria: 3,309.5 EUR millionBulgaria3,309.5Slovenia: 3,199.2 EUR millionSlovenia3,199.2Croatia: 3,146.6 EUR millionCroatia3,146.6Lithuania: 2,362.5 EUR millionLithuania2,362.5Cyprus: 2,060.1 EUR millionCyprus2,060.1Malta: 1,849.8 EUR millionMalta1,849.8Estonia: 1,493.9 EUR millionEstonia1,493.9Latvia: 1,321.7 EUR millionLatvia1,321.7
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
EUR million		Change on 2023
1Germany211,248.7+3.2%
2France125,973+5.5%
3Italy91,373+6.3%
4Netherlands76,334.5+8.1%
5Spain68,265.2+11.9%
6Belgium37,484.9+11.2%
7Ireland32,462.4+5.7%
8Sweden29,602.9+4.7%
9Poland26,781.4+16.6%
10Denmark20,642.9+11.7%
11Austria20,092.3+6.4%
12Portugal11,968.7+11.6%
13Czechia11,022.7+4.3%
14Finland9,849.8+1%
15Hungary8,936.6+4.6%
16Greece8,778.9+14.4%
17Romania8,194.6+4.8%
18Luxembourg7,511.6-5.9%
19Slovakia4,834.1+11.3%
20Bulgaria3,309.5+10%
21Slovenia3,199.2+3.5%
22Croatia3,146.6+11.3%
23Lithuania2,362.5+9.3%
24Cyprus2,060.1+10.5%
25Malta1,849.8+10.1%
26Estonia1,493.9+1.5%
27Latvia1,321.7+7.8%

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Value added of enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section M): 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), 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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by value added in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2024) [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, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2024. 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-professional-scientific/eu-countries (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest value added in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Germany, with €211.25 billion in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest value added in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Latvia, with €1.32 billion in 2024.

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

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