Material flow accounts - balancing items by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
202,726
Germany
Lowest
-603.18
Iceland
Median
16,242
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,008
What the numbers show
Material flow accounts - balancing items is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 202,726 in Germany; the lowest is -603.18 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,242, and the mean is 40,965.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 336.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 195.7%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 123.5%).
Material flow accounts - balancing items: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 202,726 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 160,215 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 3 | Poland | 133,577 | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 133,577 | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 123,538 | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 6 | France | 110,219 | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 99,407 | 2023 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 81,402 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 56,130 | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 56,130 | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 46,956 | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 43,522 | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 13 | Finland | 41,693 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 34,316 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 15 | Belgium | 29,252 | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 16 | Austria | 28,164 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 17 | Greece | 23,999 | 2023 | up 110.9% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 20,970 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 20,696 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 16,242 | 2023 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 15,404 | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 15,404 | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 12,343 | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 11,978 | 2023 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 11,978 | 2023 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 11,755 | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 8,880 | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 8,880 | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 29 | Ireland | 6,161 | 2023 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovenia | 5,286 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 30 | Slovenia | 5,286 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 4,534 | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 33 | Latvia | 4,368 | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 4,368 | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 2,975 | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 36 | Malta | 2,908 | 2023 | up 105.4% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 1,492 | 2023 | down 80.1% | falling |
| 37 | Estonia | 1,492 | 2023 | down 80.1% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | -603.18 | 2025 | down 123.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.13 million