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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 2021, at €430.55 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €1.28 billion. The median was €21.7 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €1.5 trillion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest430,554.5Germany
Lowest1,276.7Malta
Median21,696.927 EU countries
European Union (27)1,501,243.2History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 43,928.1 EUR millionBelgium: 59,759 EUR millionBulgaria: 8,105.9 EUR millionCyprus: 2,724.9 EUR millionCzechia: 22,120.7 EUR millionGermany: 430,554.5 EUR millionDenmark: 32,711.6 EUR millionEstonia: 3,296.6 EUR millionSpain: 127,556.4 EUR millionFinland: 16,501.7 EUR millionFrance: 224,385.9 EUR millionGreece: 15,803.6 EUR millionCroatia: 6,102.3 EUR millionHungary: 14,918.1 EUR millionIreland: 27,740.5 EUR millionItaly: 163,140.4 EUR millionLithuania: 6,755.8 EUR millionLuxembourg: 6,228.6 EUR millionLatvia: 3,737.4 EUR millionMalta: 1,276.7 EUR millionNetherlands: 111,987.7 EUR millionPoland: 61,292.9 EUR millionPortugal: 21,696.9 EUR millionRomania: 24,362.2 EUR millionSweden: 50,543.2 EUR millionSlovenia: 5,618.5 EUR millionSlovakia: 8,393.3 EUR million
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  • 6,000 to 15K
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  • 26K to 61K
  • 61K and over
EUR million, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 430,554.5 EUR millionGermany430,554.5France: 224,385.9 EUR millionFrance224,385.9Italy: 163,140.4 EUR millionItaly163,140.4Spain: 127,556.4 EUR millionSpain127,556.4Netherlands: 111,987.7 EUR millionNetherlands111,987.7Poland: 61,292.9 EUR millionPoland61,292.9Belgium: 59,759 EUR millionBelgium59,759Sweden: 50,543.2 EUR millionSweden50,543.2Austria: 43,928.1 EUR millionAustria43,928.1Denmark: 32,711.6 EUR millionDenmark32,711.6Ireland: 27,740.5 EUR millionIreland27,740.5Romania: 24,362.2 EUR millionRomania24,362.2Czechia: 22,120.7 EUR millionCzechia22,120.7Portugal: 21,696.9 EUR millionPortugal21,696.9Finland: 16,501.7 EUR millionFinland16,501.7Greece: 15,803.6 EUR millionGreece15,803.6Hungary: 14,918.1 EUR millionHungary14,918.1Slovakia: 8,393.3 EUR millionSlovakia8,393.3Bulgaria: 8,105.9 EUR millionBulgaria8,105.9Lithuania: 6,755.8 EUR millionLithuania6,755.8Luxembourg: 6,228.6 EUR millionLuxembourg6,228.6Croatia: 6,102.3 EUR millionCroatia6,102.3Slovenia: 5,618.5 EUR millionSlovenia5,618.5Latvia: 3,737.4 EUR millionLatvia3,737.4Estonia: 3,296.6 EUR millionEstonia3,296.6Cyprus: 2,724.9 EUR millionCyprus2,724.9Malta: 1,276.7 EUR millionMalta1,276.7Germany: 430,554.5 EUR millionGermany430,554.5France: 224,385.9 EUR millionFrance224,385.9Italy: 163,140.4 EUR millionItaly163,140.4Spain: 127,556.4 EUR millionSpain127,556.4Netherlands: 111,987.7 EUR millionNetherlands111,987.7Poland: 61,292.9 EUR millionPoland61,292.9Belgium: 59,759 EUR millionBelgium59,759Sweden: 50,543.2 EUR millionSweden50,543.2Austria: 43,928.1 EUR millionAustria43,928.1Denmark: 32,711.6 EUR millionDenmark32,711.6Ireland: 27,740.5 EUR millionIreland27,740.5Romania: 24,362.2 EUR millionRomania24,362.2Czechia: 22,120.7 EUR millionCzechia22,120.7Portugal: 21,696.9 EUR millionPortugal21,696.9Finland: 16,501.7 EUR millionFinland16,501.7Greece: 15,803.6 EUR millionGreece15,803.6Hungary: 14,918.1 EUR millionHungary14,918.1Slovakia: 8,393.3 EUR millionSlovakia8,393.3Bulgaria: 8,105.9 EUR millionBulgaria8,105.9Lithuania: 6,755.8 EUR millionLithuania6,755.8Luxembourg: 6,228.6 EUR millionLuxembourg6,228.6Croatia: 6,102.3 EUR millionCroatia6,102.3Slovenia: 5,618.5 EUR millionSlovenia5,618.5Latvia: 3,737.4 EUR millionLatvia3,737.4Estonia: 3,296.6 EUR millionEstonia3,296.6Cyprus: 2,724.9 EUR millionCyprus2,724.9Malta: 1,276.7 EUR millionMalta1,276.7
EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
EUR million		Change on 2020
1Germany Series break430,554.5+30.4%
2France Series break224,385.9+15.9%
3Italy Series break163,140.4+23.3%
4Spain Series break127,556.4+16.2%
5Netherlands Series break111,987.7+14.8%
6Poland Series break61,292.9+5.6%
7Belgium Series break59,759+12.2%
8Sweden Series break50,543.2+15.1%
9Austria Series break43,928.1+12.3%
10Denmark Series break32,711.6+3.4%
11Ireland Series break27,740.5+2.4%
12Romania Series break24,362.2+24.2%
13Czechia Series break22,120.7+11.5%
14Portugal Series break21,696.9+14%
15Finland Series break16,501.7-1.9%
16Greece Series break15,803.6+24.1%
17Hungary Series break14,918.1+17.1%
18Slovakia Series break8,393.3+11%
19Bulgaria Series break8,105.9+10.3%
20Lithuania Series break6,755.8+19.5%
21Luxembourg Series break6,228.6+12%
22Croatia Series break6,102.3+4.8%
23Slovenia Series break5,618.5+23.8%
24Latvia Series break3,737.4+20.1%
25Estonia Series break3,296.6+12.4%
26Cyprus Series break2,724.9+31.1%
27Malta Series break1,276.7+28.5%

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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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), 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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act) (EU countries by value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). EU countries by value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 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-trade/eu-countries?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act), EU countries by value added in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/value-added-trade/eu-countries?period=2021 (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 €430.55 billion in 2021, 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 €1.28 billion 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, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), value added, EUR million (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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