Characteristics of the market sectors in the European Union Annual data from 2021 to 2023
tableauCharacteristics of the market sectors in the European Union in 2023
| Country | Number of enterprises | Employees (full-time equivalent) | Net turnover (in billion euros) | Value added (in billion euros) | Employee benefits expense (in billion euros) | Gross investment in tangible non-current assets (in billion euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,185,294 | 29,533,676 | 10,072.9 | 2,855.9 | 1,767.1 | 483.8 |
| Austria | 602,763 | 2,661,353 | 1,034.2 | 297.8 | 184.0 | 53.2 |
| Belgium | 905,376 | 2,489,365 | 1,589.5 | 375.0 | 194.9 | 102.4 |
| Bulgaria | 404,257 | 1,761,778 | 256.1 | 57.4 | 28.3 | 13.0 |
| Cyprus | 90,964 | 367,328 | 72.3 | 20.6 | 10.3 | 1.9 |
| Croatia | 240,696 | 1,061,217 | 156.6 | 46.2 | 23.0 | 7.5 |
| Denmark | 383,161 | 1,589,384 | 784.7 | 205.2 | 130.2 | 32.5 |
| Spain | 3,475,275 | 11,904,851 | 3,019.0 | 863.8 | 479.3 | 110.4 |
| Estonia | 153,836 | 459,238 | 97.2 | 22.8 | 13.3 | 5.1 |
| Finland | 453,742 | 1,332,614 | 537.0 | 134.3 | 87.2 | 34.1 |
| France | 5,173,617 | 16,264,512 | 5,609.7 | 1,520.3 | 1,034.8 | 323.4 |
| Greece | 932,549 | 2,350,375 | 411.0 | 102.0 | 47.5 | 17.2 |
| Hungary | 901,708 | 2,458,723 | 481.3 | 110.8 | 54.9 | 27.7 |
| Ireland | 401,359 | 1,965,876 | 1,418.8 | 446.7 | 161.6 | 41.7 |
| Italy | 4,625,476 | 10,942,156 | 4,274.5 | 1,178.2 | 565.8 | 157.3 |
| Latvia | 146,256 | 535,322 | 83.2 | 21.9 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Lithuania | 357,723 | 928,584 | 163.2 | 41.9 | 22.9 | 10.8 |
| Luxembourg | 47,990 | 363,966 | 327.0 | 58.2 | 29.4 | 5.7 |
| Malta | 56,436 | 200,007 | 54.5 | 15.0 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| Netherlands | 2,303,028 | 5,538,679 | 2,631.0 | 696.1 | 382.3 | 92.4 |
| Poland | 2,746,431 | 8,551,218 | 1,881.0 | 437.2 | 204.4 | 76.3 |
| Portugal | 1,404,910 | 3,474,669 | 566.4 | 160.9 | 87.9 | 34.2 |
| Czech Republic | 1,323,079 | 2,982,914 | 819.0 | 190.8 | 91.6 | 42.0 |
| Romania | 1,022,431 | 4,277,324 | 529.0 | 143.3 | 71.4 | 51.9 |
| Slovakia | 664,228 | 1,274,757 | 307.4 | 66.6 | 32.2 | 14.8 |
| Slovenia | 202,047 | 603,850 | 157.4 | 41.2 | 22.3 | 7.0 |
| Sweden | 860,890 | 3,128,158 | 1,164.3 | 352.3 | 204.8 | 64.2 |
| European Union (27 Member States) | 33,065,685 | 118,968,578 | 38,492.9 | 10,459.8 | 5,949.8 | 1,816.9 |
- Reading note: in 2023, France’s turnover of the markets sector was 5,609.7 billion euros.
- Coverage: enterprises in the industrial, construction and market services sectors, except public administration and defence, compulsory social security and activities of membership organisations.
- Source: Eurostat (data extracted on 9 January 2026).