Data / Rankings / Value added in professional, scientific and technical activities / EU countries

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 2018, at €168.17 billion. Latvia had the lowest, at €755.7 million. The median was €6.47 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €570.81 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest168,167.6Germany
Lowest755.7Latvia
Median6,466.827 EU countries
European Union (27)570,814.7History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 14,420.8 EUR millionBelgium: 24,489.7 EUR millionBulgaria: 1,749 EUR millionCyprus: 1,210.8 EUR millionCzechia: 7,514.1 EUR millionGermany: 168,167.6 EUR millionDenmark: 15,053.4 EUR millionEstonia: 871 EUR millionSpain: 44,814.3 EUR millionFinland: 8,102.4 EUR millionFrance: 91,093 EUR millionGreece: 3,841.3 EUR millionCroatia: 1,717 EUR millionHungary: 5,347.4 EUR millionIreland: 15,401.2 EUR millionItaly: 60,460.3 EUR millionLithuania: 1,191.1 EUR millionLuxembourg: 4,738.3 EUR millionLatvia: 755.7 EUR millionMalta: 927.8 EUR millionNetherlands: 45,284.7 EUR millionPoland: 13,825.4 EUR millionPortugal: 6,466.8 EUR millionRomania: 4,212.6 EUR millionSweden: 23,759 EUR millionSlovenia: 2,061.9 EUR millionSlovakia: 3,279.4 EUR million
  • Under 2,000
  • 2,000 to 4,000
  • 4,000 to 12K
  • 12K to 24K
  • 24K and over
EUR million, 2018. 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, 2018

Germany: 168,167.6 EUR millionGermany168,167.6France: 91,093 EUR millionFrance91,093Italy: 60,460.3 EUR millionItaly60,460.3Netherlands: 45,284.7 EUR millionNetherlands45,284.7Spain: 44,814.3 EUR millionSpain44,814.3Belgium: 24,489.7 EUR millionBelgium24,489.7Sweden: 23,759 EUR millionSweden23,759Ireland: 15,401.2 EUR millionIreland15,401.2Denmark: 15,053.4 EUR millionDenmark15,053.4Austria: 14,420.8 EUR millionAustria14,420.8Poland: 13,825.4 EUR millionPoland13,825.4Finland: 8,102.4 EUR millionFinland8,102.4Czechia: 7,514.1 EUR millionCzechia7,514.1Portugal: 6,466.8 EUR millionPortugal6,466.8Hungary: 5,347.4 EUR millionHungary5,347.4Luxembourg: 4,738.3 EUR millionLuxembourg4,738.3Romania: 4,212.6 EUR millionRomania4,212.6Greece: 3,841.3 EUR millionGreece3,841.3Slovakia: 3,279.4 EUR millionSlovakia3,279.4Slovenia: 2,061.9 EUR millionSlovenia2,061.9Bulgaria: 1,749 EUR millionBulgaria1,749Croatia: 1,717 EUR millionCroatia1,717Cyprus: 1,210.8 EUR millionCyprus1,210.8Lithuania: 1,191.1 EUR millionLithuania1,191.1Malta: 927.8 EUR millionMalta927.8Estonia: 871 EUR millionEstonia871Latvia: 755.7 EUR millionLatvia755.7Germany: 168,167.6 EUR millionGermany168,167.6France: 91,093 EUR millionFrance91,093Italy: 60,460.3 EUR millionItaly60,460.3Netherlands: 45,284.7 EUR millionNetherlands45,284.7Spain: 44,814.3 EUR millionSpain44,814.3Belgium: 24,489.7 EUR millionBelgium24,489.7Sweden: 23,759 EUR millionSweden23,759Ireland: 15,401.2 EUR millionIreland15,401.2Denmark: 15,053.4 EUR millionDenmark15,053.4Austria: 14,420.8 EUR millionAustria14,420.8Poland: 13,825.4 EUR millionPoland13,825.4Finland: 8,102.4 EUR millionFinland8,102.4Czechia: 7,514.1 EUR millionCzechia7,514.1Portugal: 6,466.8 EUR millionPortugal6,466.8Hungary: 5,347.4 EUR millionHungary5,347.4Luxembourg: 4,738.3 EUR millionLuxembourg4,738.3Romania: 4,212.6 EUR millionRomania4,212.6Greece: 3,841.3 EUR millionGreece3,841.3Slovakia: 3,279.4 EUR millionSlovakia3,279.4Slovenia: 2,061.9 EUR millionSlovenia2,061.9Bulgaria: 1,749 EUR millionBulgaria1,749Croatia: 1,717 EUR millionCroatia1,717Cyprus: 1,210.8 EUR millionCyprus1,210.8Lithuania: 1,191.1 EUR millionLithuania1,191.1Malta: 927.8 EUR millionMalta927.8Estonia: 871 EUR millionEstonia871Latvia: 755.7 EUR millionLatvia755.7
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 countries2018
EUR million		Change on 2017
1Germany Series break168,167.6-2.7%
2France91,093+3.9%
3Italy60,460.3+7.7%
4Netherlands45,284.7+6.3%
5Spain Series break44,814.3+3.8%
6Belgium Series break24,489.7-5%
7Sweden Series break23,759-0.6%
8Ireland15,401.2+17.4%
9Denmark15,053.4-8.6%
10Austria Series break14,420.8-9.7%
11Poland Series break13,825.4-0.7%
12Finland8,102.4+5.7%
13Czechia7,514.1+7.2%
14Portugal6,466.8+11.5%
15Hungary Series break5,347.4+9.7%
16Luxembourg4,738.3+4.6%
17Romania Series break4,212.6+10%
18Greece Series break3,841.3+10.2%
19Slovakia3,279.4+6.7%
20Slovenia2,061.9+10.3%
21Bulgaria Series break1,749+10.8%
22Croatia1,717+6.8%
23Cyprus1,210.8+10%
24Lithuania Series break1,191.1+3.6%
25Malta927.8+0.1%
26Estonia Series break871+13.4%
27Latvia755.7+10%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table

MLA 9

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, 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2018.

Harvard

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, 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-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_eu_countries_by_value_2018,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{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, 2018}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - Eurostat, European Commission
TI  - 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, 2018
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/03/01
PB  - Eurostat, European Commission
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_na_sca_r2/default/table
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2018
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-professional-scientific/eu-countries?period=2018.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank EU countries by value added in professional, scientific and technical activities using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"sbs_value_added_eur_professional_scientific","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=sbs_value_added_eur_professional_scientific&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Germany, with €168.17 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Latvia, with €755.7 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), 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.

EU countries: more rankings