Economic affairs in Europe: what they buy and who supplies them
Buyers declaring "Economic affairs" as their main activity, across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
In proportion
General government spending on goods, services and investment for economic affairs in the EU-27 came to €421 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Europe: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 29.5K
- in 9.7K award notices
- Awarded value
- €18B
- from 74% of awards with a published value
- Suppliers
- 7.1K
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 1.3K
- in this sector
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 398 |
| 2024 | 7,601 |
| 2025 | 10,405 |
| 2026 | 11,142 |
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | €314.6M |
| 2024 | €3.6B |
| 2025 | €8.2B |
| 2026 | €5.6B |
- Fuels3,865
- Motor vehicles1,793
- Other24,891
Table view
| Fuels | 3,865 |
| Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture | 2,901 |
| Computer equipment and supplies | 2,774 |
| Software package and information systems | 2,338 |
| Motor vehicles | 1,793 |
| Software programming and consultancy services | 1,470 |
| Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy | 1,394 |
| Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines | 1,212 |
| Other | 24,891 |
- Croatia9,410284 companies
- Czechia3,113854 companies
- Germany2,6801,041 companies
- Denmark1,896422 companies
- Hungary1,842423 companies
- Slovenia1,698438 companies
- Poland1,598644 companies
- Romania1,345258 companies
- Austria1,289567 companies
- France1,204586 companies
Table view
| Croatia | 9,410 |
| Czechia | 3,113 |
| Germany | 2,680 |
| Denmark | 1,896 |
| Hungary | 1,842 |
| Slovenia | 1,698 |
| Poland | 1,598 |
| Romania | 1,345 |
| Austria | 1,289 |
| France | 1,204 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
Table view
| Large companies | 8,358 · 28.3% |
| Medium-sized | 5,287 · 17.9% |
| Small | 3,076 · 10.4% |
| Micro | 1,821 · 6.2% |
| SME (size not stated) | 6,132 · 20.8% |
| Size not stated | 4,872 · 16.5% |
- Germany184
- France59
- Switzerland58
- Austria56
- Slovakia51
- United Kingdom47
Table view
| Germany | 184 |
| France | 59 |
| Switzerland | 58 |
| Austria | 56 |
| Slovakia | 51 |
| United Kingdom | 47 |
Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country
97.1%
843 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
14.9%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
28%
Among 28.4K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
Questions
- What do economic affairs in Europe buy through public tenders?
- Mostly fuels (3,865 awards), office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture (2,901 awards), computer equipment and supplies (2,774 awards) — 29,546 supply contracts in total since November 2023.
- How much is it worth?
- The 21,794 awards with a published value add up to €18B; the rest are framework ceilings or undisclosed amounts, which we never add.
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Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques. Numbers updated 2026-11-13.