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

Germany had the highest value added in professional, scientific and technical activities of 27 EU countries in 2017, at €172.87 billion. Latvia had the lowest, at €687.1 million. The median was €5.8 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €561.62 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest172,865.2Germany
Lowest687.1Latvia
Median5,800.827 EU countries
European Union (27)561,617.3History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 15,974.9 EUR millionBelgium: 25,769.6 EUR millionBulgaria: 1,579 EUR millionCyprus: 1,100.6 EUR millionCzechia: 7,007.5 EUR millionGermany: 172,865.2 EUR millionDenmark: 16,475.4 EUR millionEstonia: 768 EUR millionSpain: 43,165.2 EUR millionFinland: 7,662.1 EUR millionFrance: 87,676.8 EUR millionGreece: 3,484.7 EUR millionCroatia: 1,607.1 EUR millionHungary: 4,874 EUR millionIreland: 13,122.1 EUR millionItaly: 56,127.5 EUR millionLithuania: 1,149.9 EUR millionLuxembourg: 4,530.1 EUR millionLatvia: 687.1 EUR millionMalta: 926.7 EUR millionNetherlands: 42,615.8 EUR millionPoland: 13,918 EUR millionPortugal: 5,800.8 EUR millionRomania: 3,828.6 EUR millionSweden: 23,911.8 EUR millionSlovenia: 1,869.1 EUR millionSlovakia: 3,072.3 EUR million
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EUR million, 2017. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

Germany: 172,865.2 EUR millionGermany172,865.2France: 87,676.8 EUR millionFrance87,676.8Italy: 56,127.5 EUR millionItaly56,127.5Spain: 43,165.2 EUR millionSpain43,165.2Netherlands: 42,615.8 EUR millionNetherlands42,615.8Belgium: 25,769.6 EUR millionBelgium25,769.6Sweden: 23,911.8 EUR millionSweden23,911.8Denmark: 16,475.4 EUR millionDenmark16,475.4Austria: 15,974.9 EUR millionAustria15,974.9Poland: 13,918 EUR millionPoland13,918Ireland: 13,122.1 EUR millionIreland13,122.1Finland: 7,662.1 EUR millionFinland7,662.1Czechia: 7,007.5 EUR millionCzechia7,007.5Portugal: 5,800.8 EUR millionPortugal5,800.8Hungary: 4,874 EUR millionHungary4,874Luxembourg: 4,530.1 EUR millionLuxembourg4,530.1Romania: 3,828.6 EUR millionRomania3,828.6Greece: 3,484.7 EUR millionGreece3,484.7Slovakia: 3,072.3 EUR millionSlovakia3,072.3Slovenia: 1,869.1 EUR millionSlovenia1,869.1Croatia: 1,607.1 EUR millionCroatia1,607.1Bulgaria: 1,579 EUR millionBulgaria1,579Lithuania: 1,149.9 EUR millionLithuania1,149.9Cyprus: 1,100.6 EUR millionCyprus1,100.6Malta: 926.7 EUR millionMalta926.7Estonia: 768 EUR millionEstonia768Latvia: 687.1 EUR millionLatvia687.1Germany: 172,865.2 EUR millionGermany172,865.2France: 87,676.8 EUR millionFrance87,676.8Italy: 56,127.5 EUR millionItaly56,127.5Spain: 43,165.2 EUR millionSpain43,165.2Netherlands: 42,615.8 EUR millionNetherlands42,615.8Belgium: 25,769.6 EUR millionBelgium25,769.6Sweden: 23,911.8 EUR millionSweden23,911.8Denmark: 16,475.4 EUR millionDenmark16,475.4Austria: 15,974.9 EUR millionAustria15,974.9Poland: 13,918 EUR millionPoland13,918Ireland: 13,122.1 EUR millionIreland13,122.1Finland: 7,662.1 EUR millionFinland7,662.1Czechia: 7,007.5 EUR millionCzechia7,007.5Portugal: 5,800.8 EUR millionPortugal5,800.8Hungary: 4,874 EUR millionHungary4,874Luxembourg: 4,530.1 EUR millionLuxembourg4,530.1Romania: 3,828.6 EUR millionRomania3,828.6Greece: 3,484.7 EUR millionGreece3,484.7Slovakia: 3,072.3 EUR millionSlovakia3,072.3Slovenia: 1,869.1 EUR millionSlovenia1,869.1Croatia: 1,607.1 EUR millionCroatia1,607.1Bulgaria: 1,579 EUR millionBulgaria1,579Lithuania: 1,149.9 EUR millionLithuania1,149.9Cyprus: 1,100.6 EUR millionCyprus1,100.6Malta: 926.7 EUR millionMalta926.7Estonia: 768 EUR millionEstonia768Latvia: 687.1 EUR millionLatvia687.1
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
EUR million		Change on 2016
1Germany172,865.2+7.4%
2France Series break87,676.8-8.4%
3Italy Series break56,127.5-1%
4Spain43,165.2+5.1%
5Netherlands42,615.8+4.1%
6Belgium25,769.6+5.4%
7Sweden23,911.8+2.2%
8Denmark16,475.4+10.6%
9Austria15,974.9+1.9%
10Poland13,918+18.9%
11Ireland13,122.1+28.8%
12Finland Series break7,662.1+6.8%
13Czechia7,007.5+11.2%
14Portugal5,800.8+8.9%
15Hungary4,874+19.7%
16Luxembourg4,530.1+29.8%
17Romania3,828.6+13.7%
18Greece3,484.7+20.9%
19Slovakia3,072.3+5.9%
20Slovenia1,869.1+12%
21Croatia1,607.1+6.2%
22Bulgaria1,579+10.1%
23Lithuania1,149.9+9.9%
24Cyprus1,100.6+5.4%
25Malta926.7+19.9%
26Estonia768+16.3%
27Latvia687.1+3%

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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 (2005 to 2020), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), 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), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by value added in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2017) [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), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2017. 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by value added in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2017. 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2017.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Germany, with €172.87 billion in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Latvia, with €687.1 million in 2017.

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), Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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