Mapped: The Top Export in Each EU Country

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The Top European Union Exports by Country

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The European Union (EU) exports over $6 trillion in products annually. The bloc boasts a diversified economy that encompasses fuel and mineral industries, cars, vaccines, and technology.

In this map, we display European Union countries’ top exports as of 2022. Data for the map was sourced from The Observatory of Economic Complexity.

Cars and Petroleum Dominate EU Exports

Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Lithuania, Sweden, and the Netherlands have petroleum gas or refined petroleum as their top export product.

The Netherlands exported $68.1 billion worth of refined petroleum in 2022, ranking third among the largest exporters globally. The country is home to BP Rotterdam Refinery, the biggest oil refinery in Europe.

CountryTop Export (2022)Value (USD Billions) 🇦🇹 AustriaCars$7.7B 🇧🇪 BelgiumPetroleum Gas$54.7B 🇧🇬 BulgariaRefined Petroleum$3.5B 🇭🇷 CroatiaRefined Petroleum$1.5B 🇨🇾 CyprusPassenger and Cargo Ships$1.3B 🇨🇿 Czech RepublicCars$25.5B 🇩🇰 DenmarkPackaged Medicines$15.9B 🇪🇪 EstoniaElectricity$1.1B 🇫🇮 FinlandRefined Petroleum$6.9B 🇫🇷 FrancePlanes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft$26.6B 🇩🇪 GermanyCars$149.0B 🇬🇷 GreeceRefined Petroleum$16.4B 🇭🇺 HungaryCars$12.3B 🇮🇪 IrelandVaccines$47.3B 🇮🇹 ItalyPackaged Medicines$34.4B 🇱🇻 LatviaSawn Wood$1.2B 🇱🇹 LithuaniaRefined Petroleum$5.5B 🇱🇺 LuxembourgIron blocks$1.6B 🇲🇹 MaltaIntegrated Circuits$1.1B 🇳🇱 NetherlandsRefined Petroleum$68.1B 🇵🇱 PolandCars (parts & accessories)$15.3B 🇵🇹 PortugalCars$4.4B 🇷🇴 RomaniaCars$6.7B 🇸🇰 SlovakiaCars$26.9B 🇸🇮 SloveniaPackaged Medicines$12.5B 🇪🇸 SpainCars$33.6B 🇸🇪 SwedenRefined Petroleum$12.9B

Besides petroleum, automobiles (and automobile parts) significantly contribute to the EU economy. Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain have automotive products as their top exports.

With well-known car brands such as Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Porsche, Germany alone generates around $150 billion per year from car exports.

Other products help diversify the EU economy. France’s top export is planes, helicopters, and/or spacecraft, while Italy and Denmark excel in the packaged medicines industry. Ireland has a

Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country

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Mapped: Europe’s GDP Per Capita, by Country (2024)

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Europe is home to some of the largest and most sophisticated economies in the world. But how do countries in the region compare with each other on a per capita productivity basis?

In this map, we show Europe’s GDP per capita levels across 44 nations in current U.S. dollars. Data for this visualization and article is sourced from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) via their DataMapper tool, updated April 2024.

Europe’s Richest and Poorest Nations, By GDP Per Capita

Luxembourg, Ireland, and Switzerland, lead the list of Europe’s richest nations by GDP per capita, all above $100,000.

RankCountryGDP Per Capita (2024) 1🇱🇺 Luxembourg$131,380 2🇮🇪 Ireland$106,060 3🇨🇭 Switzerland$105,670 4🇳🇴 Norway$94,660 5🇮🇸 Iceland$84,590 6🇩🇰 Denmark$68,900 7🇳🇱 Netherlands$63,750 8🇸🇲 San Marino$59,410 9🇦🇹 Austria$59,230 10🇸🇪 Sweden$58,530 11🇧🇪 Belgium$55,540 12🇫🇮 Finland$55,130 13🇩🇪 Germany$54,290 14🇬🇧 UK$51,070 15🇫🇷 France$47,360 16🇦🇩 Andorra$44,900 17🇲🇹 Malta$41,740 18🇮🇹 Italy$39,580 19🇨🇾 Cyprus$37,150 20🇪🇸 Spain$34,050 21🇸🇮 Slovenia$34,030 22🇪🇪 Estonia$31,850 23🇨🇿 Czech Republic$29,800 24🇵🇹 Portugal$28,970 25🇱🇹 Lithuania$28,410 26🇸🇰 Slovakia$25,930 27🇱🇻 Latvia$24,190 28🇬🇷 Greece$23,970 29🇭🇺 Hungary$23,320 30🇵🇱 Poland$23,010 31🇭🇷 Croatia$22,970 32🇷🇴 Romania$19,530 33🇧🇬 Bulgaria$16,940 34🇷🇺 Russia$14,390 35🇹🇷 Türkiye$12,760 36🇲🇪 Montenegro$12,650 37🇷🇸 Serbia$12,380 38🇦🇱 Albania$8,920 39🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina$8,420 40🇲🇰 North Macedonia$7,690 41🇧🇾 Belarus$7,560 42🇲🇩 Moldova$7,490 43🇽🇰 Kosovo$6,390 44🇺🇦 Ukraine$5,660 N/A🇪🇺 EU Average$44,200
Note: Figures are rounded.

Three Nordic countries (Norway, Iceland, Denmark) also place highly, between $70,000-90,000. Other Nordic peers, Sweden and Finland rank just outside the top 10, between $55,000-60,000.

Meanwhile, Europe’s biggest economies

The Most Valuable Companies in Major EU Economies

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Most Valuable Companies in the EU, by Country

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In this graphic, we mapped out the most valuable corporations in 11 major EU economies, based on their market capitalizations as of April 15th, 2024. All figures are in USD, and were sourced from Companiesmarketcap.com.

Novo Nordisk is currently worth more than $550 billion, making it Europe’s most valuable company by a wide margin. The pharmaceutical giant specializes in diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Demand for two of them, Ozempic and Wegovy, has surged due to their weight-loss capabilities, even causing nationwide shortages in the United States.

The following table includes an expanded list of the most valuable publicly-traded company in larger EU economies. Many of these were not included in the graphic due to space limitations.

CountryCompanySectorMarket Cap 🇩🇰 Denmark💊 Novo NordiskPharmaceuticals$562B 🇫🇷 France👜 LVMHLuxury Goods$422B 🇳🇱 Netherlands🔧 ASMLSemiconductor Equipment$382B 🇩🇪 Germany💼 SAPEnterprise Software$214B 🇮🇪 Ireland🖥️ AccentureIT Services$197B 🇪🇸 Spain👗 InditexRetail$147B 🇧🇪 Belgium🍻 Anheuser-Busch InBevBeverages$116B 🇸🇪 Sweden🛠️ Atlas CopcoIndustrial Equipment$80B 🇮🇹 Italy🏎️ FerrariAutomotive$76B 🇫🇮 Finland🏦 Nordea BankBanking$40B 🇦🇹 Austria🔌 Verbund AGEnergy$26B 🇱🇺 Luxembourg🏗️ TenarisOil & Gas Equipment$22B 🇨🇿 Czech Republic💡 CEZ GroupEnergy$20B 🇵🇱 Poland⛽ PKN OrlenEnergy$20B 🇵🇹 Portugal🔌 EDP GroupEnergy$16B 🇬🇷 Greece🏦 EurobankBanking$7B 🇭🇺 Hungary⛽ MOL GroupEnergy$7B 🇭🇷 Croatia🏦 Zagrebacka BankaBanking$6B 🇷🇴 Romania⛽ RomgazEnergy$4B 🇸🇮 Slovenia💊 KrkaPharmaceuticals$4B
Note: Figures are rounded and last updated on April 15th, 2024. Countries with top publicly-traded companies worth under $4 billion are excluded.

Luxury supergiant LVMH—which owns brands like Tiffany, Christian Dior, and TAG Heuer to name a few—is Europe’s second largest company by market cap, at $420 billion.

Rounding out the top three is ASML, which produces equipment crucial to chip manufacturers, worth $380 billion.

When looking at the region, there is a vast disparity between EU member states and their most valuable companies.

For example,