Eurozone retail sales by country
Retail sales across the euro area (periods shown: July 2026 · August 2026) ranges from 7.5% (Cyprus) down to -2.4% (Malta), against a euro-area average of 0.6%.
| 12-mo trend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇾Cyprus | 7.5%August 2026 | ▼ 1.1 | ▼ 1.2 | ▼ |
| 🇪🇪Estonia | 6.0%August 2026 | ▲ 1.9 | ▲ 7.1 | ▲ |
| 🇧🇬Bulgaria | 5.9%August 2026 | ▲ 0.3 | 0.0 | ▲ |
| 🇸🇮Slovenia | 5.6%August 2026 | ▲ 0.7 | ▲ 4.1 | ▲ |
| 🇬🇷Greece | 5.2%July 2026 | ▲ 3.4 | ▲ 3.0 | ▲ |
| 🇫🇮Finland | 3.8%August 2026 | ▲ 1.8 | ▲ 5.5 | ▲ |
| 🇱🇹Lithuania | 3.8%August 2026 | ▼ 2.2 | ▼ 2.6 | ▼ |
| 🇱🇻Latvia | 3.5%August 2026 | ▼ 3.3 | ▼ 0.7 | ▼ |
| 🇭🇷Croatia | 3.2%August 2026 | ▼ 0.5 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ |
| 🇮🇪Ireland | 3.1%August 2026 | ▲ 0.3 | ▲ 1.8 | ▲ |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 2.2%August 2026 | ▼ 0.4 | ▼ 2.3 | ▼ |
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | 1.9%August 2026 | ▲ 1.1 | ▲ 0.5 | ▲ |
| 🇫🇷France | 1.3%August 2026 | ▼ 1.3 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ |
| 🇱🇺Luxembourg | 0.9%August 2026 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ 8.0 | ▼ |
| 🇦🇹Austria | 0.2%August 2026 | ▼ 1.1 | ▲ 0.3 | ▲ |
| 🇸🇰Slovakia | 0.1%July 2026 | ▼ 1.3 | ▲ 0.3 | ▲ |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | 0.0%August 2026 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ 1.1 | ▼ |
| 🇩🇪Germany | -0.4%August 2026 | ▲ 1.8 | ▼ 2.2 | ▼ |
| 🇮🇹Italy | -0.5%August 2026 | ▲ 0.4 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ |
| 🇪🇸Spain | -0.6%August 2026 | ▲ 0.1 | ▼ 5.3 | ▼ |
| 🇲🇹Malta | -2.4%August 2026 | ▼ 9.1 | ▼ 2.9 | ▼ |
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Source: Eurostat (sts_trtu_m) · released 2026-09-04 · modifications: none
Frequently asked questions
- Which euro-area country has the highest retail sales?
- Cyprus, at 7.5%.
- Which euro-area country has the lowest retail sales?
- Malta, at -2.4%.
- What is the euro-area average retail sales?
- The euro-area average is 0.6%.