In 2023, Germany had the leading chemical industry in Europe, with a revenue of 225.5 billion euros. In a distant second place that year was France, with 108.5 billion euros in revenue from the country's chemical industry.
Revenue of the European chemical industry in 2023, by country
(in billion euros)
*The UK chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry exported 62 billion british pounds worth of goods in 2023. On December 31, 2023, the exchange rate was approximately 1 GBP = 1.1533 EUR1. So, £62 billion equates to 71.5046 billion euro. **2021 figure. ***Total turnover of companies with more than 50 employees.
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CEFIC. (July 31, 2024). Revenue of the European chemical industry in 2023, by country (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/749705/european-turnover-of-the-chemical-industry-by-country/
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