According to statistics published by the European Commission, the value of data economy in the 27 European Union countries and United Kingdom is estimated to exceed 440 billion euros in 2020. The source defines the data economy as representing the overall impacts of the data market on the economy as a whole. It involves the generation, collection, storage, processing, distribution, analysis elaboration, delivery, and exploitation of data enabled by digital technologies.
Value of the data economy in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom from 2016 to 2020 and in 2025*
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European Commission. (July 6, 2020). Value of the data economy in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom from 2016 to 2020 and in 2025* (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134993/value-of-data-economy-eu-uk/
European Commission. "Value of the data economy in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom from 2016 to 2020 and in 2025* (in billion euros)." Chart. July 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134993/value-of-data-economy-eu-uk/
European Commission. (2020). Value of the data economy in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom from 2016 to 2020 and in 2025* (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134993/value-of-data-economy-eu-uk/
European Commission. "Value of The Data Economy in The European Union (Eu) and United Kingdom from 2016 to 2020 and in 2025* (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134993/value-of-data-economy-eu-uk/
European Commission, Value of the data economy in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom from 2016 to 2020 and in 2025* (in billion euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134993/value-of-data-economy-eu-uk/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Value of the data economy in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom from 2016 to 2020 and in 2025* (in billion euros) [Graph], European Commission, July 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134993/value-of-data-economy-eu-uk/
