Which EU countries have the highest value of services exported by foreign companies?

Valerie Charoux
Oct 27
2 min read

News Economy EU - Here is the ranking of EU countries that have the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies in 2023, according to a report by Eurostat dated October 27^th, 2025:

1 - What is the value of services exported outside the EU?

The value of services exported by the EU to countries outside the EU reached 1.4 billion euros in 2023.

Foreign-controlled enterprises, from another EU country or from a non-EU country, played a key role in EU service exports, as per the figures below:

2 - Top 10 EU countries that have the highest value of services exported by foreign-owned companies:

1 – Ireland

Ireland ranks No. 1 country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 214,010,495 thousand euros.

2 – Netherlands

The Netherlands ranks 2^nd country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 91,160, 792 thousand euros.

3 – Luxembourg

Luxembourg ranks 3^rd country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 52,511,064 thousand euros.

4 – Germany

Germany ranks 4^th country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 50,976,425 thousand euros.

5 – France

France ranks 5^th country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 29,574,096 thousand euros.

6 – Belgium

Belgium ranks 6^th country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 26,151,294 thousand euros.

7 – Sweden

Sweden ranks 7^th country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 25,133,318 thousand euros.

8 – Poland

Poland ranks 8^th country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 20,536,245 thousand euros.

9 – Spain

Spain ranks 9^th country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 16,024,897 thousand euros.

10 – Italy

Italy ranks 10^th country that has the highest value of services exported outside the EU by foreign-owned companies, with a value of 15,508,776 thousand euros.