Retail trade volume, year-on-year change i
32 countries with data for 08/2026 · Frequency: Monthly · Unit: % · Basic
Source: Eurostat (sts_trtu_m), retrieved 2026-10-20 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU271.2%
Euro area0.8%
Spain-0.6% 30 of 32
Simple average3.0%
Highest · 
Türkiye10.1%
Türkiye10.1%Lowest · 
Malta-2.4%
Malta-2.4%Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 1.2% | -0.6 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 0.8% | -1.0 pp | — |
| · | Euro area (20, until 2025) | 0.8% | -1.0 pp | — |
| 1 | Türkiye | 10.1% | -3.9 pp | — |
| 2 |  Sweden | 7.7% | +3.6 pp | 1/26 |
| 3 |  Cyprus | 7.5% | -1.2 pp | 2/26 |
| 4 |  Serbia | 6.7% | +2.6 pp | — |
| 5 |  Estonia | 6.0% | +7.2 pp | 3/26 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 5.9% | 0.0 pp | 4/26 |
| 7 |  Slovenia | 5.6% | +4.1 pp | 5/26 |
| 8 |  Czechia | 4.3% | +1.2 pp | 6/26 |
| 9 |  Denmark | 3.9% | +1.2 pp | 7/26 |
| 10 |  Finland | 3.8% | +5.6 pp | 8/26 |
| 10 |  Lithuania | 3.8% | -2.6 pp | 8/26 |
| 12 |  North Macedonia | 3.6% | +2.3 pp | — |
| 13 |  Latvia | 3.5% | -0.6 pp | 10/26 |
| 14 |  Montenegro | 3.3% | +3.4 pp | — |
| 15 |  Croatia | 3.2% | +0.8 pp | 11/26 |
| 16 |  Switzerland | 3.1% | +3.1 pp | — |
| 16 |  Ireland | 3.1% | +1.8 pp | 12/26 |
| 18 |  Poland | 2.4% | +0.8 pp | 13/26 |
| 18 |  Hungary | 2.4% | -0.6 pp | 13/26 |
| 20 |  Portugal | 2.2% | -2.3 pp | 15/26 |
| 21 |  Slovakia | 2.0% | +2.1 pp | 16/26 |
| 22 |  Netherlands | 1.9% | +0.5 pp | 17/26 |
| 23 |  France | 1.3% | -0.6 pp | 18/26 |
| 24 |  Romania | 1.2% | +5.0 pp | 19/26 |
| 25 |  Luxembourg | 0.9% | -8.0 pp | 20/26 |
| 26 |  Austria | 0.2% | +0.3 pp | 21/26 |
| 27 |  Belgium | 0.0% | -1.1 pp | 22/26 |
| 28 |  Germany | -0.4% | -2.2 pp | 23/26 |
| 29 |  Italy | -0.5% | +0.1 pp | 24/26 |
| 30 |  Spain | -0.6% | -5.3 pp | 25/26 |
| 31 |  Norway | -1.0% | -5.8 pp | — |
| 32 | Malta | -2.4% | -3.3 pp | 26/26 |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest retail trade volume, year-on-year change?
- Türkiye, with 10.1% in 08/2026. The EU27 figure is 1.2%.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: -0.6% in 08/2026, rank 30 of 32 countries.
- What does retail trade volume, year-on-year change measure?
- Retail trade volume, year-on-year change, in %. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the retail trade volume, year-on-year change data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset sts_trtu_m. RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is retail trade volume, year-on-year change updated?
- Monthly. The latest period published is 08/2026; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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