Greece ranked last in the European Union in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, according to official Eurostat data.
Contribution to economic value added among countries EU is only 5.5%. At the same time, 4.7% accounted for ICT services and 0.8% for ICT production.
Of the EU countries for which data was available for the entire ICT sector, the country with the highest contribution was Malta (10.3%). And Greece has the lowest (3.5%). The three EU countries with the highest percentage of ICT services were Malta (9.4%), Cyprus (8.9) and Bulgaria (7.3%). At the same time, Hungary (1.2%), Malta (0.8%), Latvia and Slovakia (both 0.6%) had the highest contribution to the economies of the countries due to ICT production.
Concerning share of employment in ICT sector, the EU average in 2021 was 3.2%. Between 2011 and 2021, among EU countries for which 2021 data was available, only Denmark recorded a decline in ICT employment (-0.6%), while Latvia and Estonia +2.5% and 2. 2% respectively.
In 2021 highest share of employment in ICT sector was in Ireland (6.1%), Estonia (5.6%) and Sweden (5.2%). The lowest rates were in Greece (1.7%), Poland and Portugal (both 3%).
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