Private investment and gross added value related to circular economy sectors by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
39,500
Germany
Lowest
68
Cyprus
Median
1,156
Years covered
19
2005–2023
Data points
551
What the numbers show
Private investment and gross added value related to circular economy sectors is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 39,500 in Germany; the lowest is 68 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,156, and the mean is 5,813.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 581.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 203.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 37.6%).
Private investment and gross added value related to circular economy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 39,500 | 2023 | up 203.4% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 37,152 | 2023 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 3 | France | 22,515 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 11,229 | 2023 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 10,173 | 2023 | up 158.1% | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 7,634 | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 7,604 | 2023 | up 148.8% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 5,406 | 2023 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 4,283 | 2023 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 3,176 | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 2,481 | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 1,781 | 2023 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 1,780 | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 1,167 | 2023 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 1,145 | 2023 | up 170.7% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 1,060 | 2023 | up 142.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 984 | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 956 | 2023 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 555 | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 464 | 2023 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 422 | 2023 | up 138.4% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 347 | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 256 | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 234 | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 174 | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovenia | 127 | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 83 | 2023 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 68 | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.