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EU countries by value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles

Germany had the highest value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles of 27 EU countries in 2018, at €319.15 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €1.03 billion. The median was €16.91 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.21 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest319,152Germany
Lowest1,030.3Malta
Median16,913.127 EU countries
European Union (27)1,212,974.8History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 38,924.4 EUR millionBelgium: 48,024 EUR millionBulgaria: 6,154.8 EUR millionCyprus: 1,990 EUR millionCzechia: 19,545.2 EUR millionGermany: 319,152 EUR millionDenmark: 29,626 EUR millionEstonia: 2,748 EUR millionSpain: 111,409.2 EUR millionFinland: 16,299.8 EUR millionFrance: 186,499.3 EUR millionGreece: 11,893 EUR millionCroatia: 5,353 EUR millionHungary: 12,548.3 EUR millionIreland: 23,464.7 EUR millionItaly: 139,232.5 EUR millionLithuania: 4,861.4 EUR millionLuxembourg: 5,543.4 EUR millionLatvia: 2,952.9 EUR millionMalta: 1,030.3 EUR millionNetherlands: 89,411.1 EUR millionPoland: 48,726.8 EUR millionPortugal: 18,770.8 EUR millionRomania: 16,913.1 EUR millionSweden: 40,645.7 EUR millionSlovenia: 4,499.6 EUR millionSlovakia: 6,999.5 EUR million
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EUR million, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Germany: 319,152 EUR millionGermany319,152France: 186,499.3 EUR millionFrance186,499.3Italy: 139,232.5 EUR millionItaly139,232.5Spain: 111,409.2 EUR millionSpain111,409.2Netherlands: 89,411.1 EUR millionNetherlands89,411.1Poland: 48,726.8 EUR millionPoland48,726.8Belgium: 48,024 EUR millionBelgium48,024Sweden: 40,645.7 EUR millionSweden40,645.7Austria: 38,924.4 EUR millionAustria38,924.4Denmark: 29,626 EUR millionDenmark29,626Ireland: 23,464.7 EUR millionIreland23,464.7Czechia: 19,545.2 EUR millionCzechia19,545.2Portugal: 18,770.8 EUR millionPortugal18,770.8Romania: 16,913.1 EUR millionRomania16,913.1Finland: 16,299.8 EUR millionFinland16,299.8Hungary: 12,548.3 EUR millionHungary12,548.3Greece: 11,893 EUR millionGreece11,893Slovakia: 6,999.5 EUR millionSlovakia6,999.5Bulgaria: 6,154.8 EUR millionBulgaria6,154.8Luxembourg: 5,543.4 EUR millionLuxembourg5,543.4Croatia: 5,353 EUR millionCroatia5,353Lithuania: 4,861.4 EUR millionLithuania4,861.4Slovenia: 4,499.6 EUR millionSlovenia4,499.6Latvia: 2,952.9 EUR millionLatvia2,952.9Estonia: 2,748 EUR millionEstonia2,748Cyprus: 1,990 EUR millionCyprus1,990Malta: 1,030.3 EUR millionMalta1,030.3Germany: 319,152 EUR millionGermany319,152France: 186,499.3 EUR millionFrance186,499.3Italy: 139,232.5 EUR millionItaly139,232.5Spain: 111,409.2 EUR millionSpain111,409.2Netherlands: 89,411.1 EUR millionNetherlands89,411.1Poland: 48,726.8 EUR millionPoland48,726.8Belgium: 48,024 EUR millionBelgium48,024Sweden: 40,645.7 EUR millionSweden40,645.7Austria: 38,924.4 EUR millionAustria38,924.4Denmark: 29,626 EUR millionDenmark29,626Ireland: 23,464.7 EUR millionIreland23,464.7Czechia: 19,545.2 EUR millionCzechia19,545.2Portugal: 18,770.8 EUR millionPortugal18,770.8Romania: 16,913.1 EUR millionRomania16,913.1Finland: 16,299.8 EUR millionFinland16,299.8Hungary: 12,548.3 EUR millionHungary12,548.3Greece: 11,893 EUR millionGreece11,893Slovakia: 6,999.5 EUR millionSlovakia6,999.5Bulgaria: 6,154.8 EUR millionBulgaria6,154.8Luxembourg: 5,543.4 EUR millionLuxembourg5,543.4Croatia: 5,353 EUR millionCroatia5,353Lithuania: 4,861.4 EUR millionLithuania4,861.4Slovenia: 4,499.6 EUR millionSlovenia4,499.6Latvia: 2,952.9 EUR millionLatvia2,952.9Estonia: 2,748 EUR millionEstonia2,748Cyprus: 1,990 EUR millionCyprus1,990Malta: 1,030.3 EUR millionMalta1,030.3
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), 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 break319,152+4.9%
2France186,499.3+3.3%
3Italy139,232.5+3.6%
4Spain Series break111,409.2+3%
5Netherlands89,411.1+6.8%
6Poland Series break48,726.8+12.4%
7Belgium Series break48,024+1.9%
8Sweden Series break40,645.7-3.7%
9Austria Series break38,924.4+5%
10Denmark29,626+3.4%
11Ireland23,464.7+4.8%
12Czechia19,545.2+13.6%
13Portugal18,770.8+6.2%
14Romania Series break16,913.1+10.3%
15Finland16,299.8+4.1%
16Hungary Series break12,548.3+17.9%
17Greece Series break11,893+6.6%
18Slovakia6,999.5+6.9%
19Bulgaria Series break6,154.8+5.6%
20Luxembourg5,543.4+4.2%
21Croatia5,353+11%
22Lithuania Series break4,861.4+9.7%
23Slovenia4,499.6+6.2%
24Latvia2,952.9+12.4%
25Estonia Series break2,748+12.5%
26Cyprus1,990+5.6%
27Malta1,030.3-3.9%

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Value added of enterprises in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev.

More on how it is measured
  • 2 section G): 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2) (EU countries by value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2024. Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). EU countries by value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2018.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2024) Structural business statistics (2005 to 2020), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2), EU countries by value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Germany, with €319.15 billion in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles?

Malta, with €1.03 billion 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), Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added at factor cost, EUR million (sbs_na_sca_r2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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