young woman working on a computer among other high-tech electronic devices

The 2026 edition of Key figures on European business brings together selected data on business activities and their structure, investment, productivity, globalisation, technology and tourism. Today, we focus on the EU’s sold production of high-tech products. 

In 2024, the sold production of high-tech products in the EU was valued at €414 billion. Pharmaceuticals made up 29.1% of this total, followed by electronics and telecommunications (23.1%) and scientific instruments (20.8%); all other categories had shares below 10.0%. The smallest category was armaments, with a 1.1% share of the sold production of high-tech products in the EU.

Sold production of high-tech products in the EU, 2024 (% based on value, share of all high-tech products). Link to full dataset below.

 

Source dataset: ds-059358

The Key figures on European business offers essential data on the EU and allows you to compare developments across EU and EFTA countries. For a more detailed view of the EU’s performance in other fields, explore other Key figures publications.