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06 September 2024

EU Blue Economy Observatory analytical tool

Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

Coordinated information on travelling

Improving statistics and indicators

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The EU Blue Economy Observatory’s tool shows that in 2021, the EU blue economy’s gross value added reached EUR 171.1 billion, with significant contributions from coastal tourism and maritime transport.

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Geographical descriptors

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

EU-27

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Organisation Type

Academic/Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer / tourist organisation

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU institutions

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local authorities

Media/Travel Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Coordinated information on travelling

    • Improving statistics and indicators

    • Innovative tourism services

  • Business activities

    • Activities of amusement parks and theme parks

    • Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism

    • Air passenger transport

    • Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks

    • Events catering and other food services

    • Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities

    • Gardens and nature reserves activities

    • Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation

    • Hotel and similar accommodation

    • Mobile beverage services

    • Mobile food services

    • Museums

    • Operation of historical sites

    • Other

    • Other accommodation

    • Other amusement and recreation activities

    • Other food and beverage services

    • Other holiday reservation services

    • Other tourism transportation activities

    • Rail Passenger transport

    • Recreational and sport activities

    • Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)

    • Road passenger transport

    • Tour operator activities

    • Travel agency activities

    • Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport

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According to the latest data from the EU Blue Economy Observatory, an analytical tool that provides insights into the main economic indicators of the EU blue economy, the gross value added of the EU blue economy in 2021 was EUR 171.1 billion. This represents a 35.2% increase from 2020, but an 8.4% decrease compared to 2019. Coastal tourism contributed the most to this value in 2021, accounting for 29.1% of the total, followed by maritime transport with a 25.9% share. For more detailed information on employment, turnover, gross value added (GVA), gross profits, and investments in the EU blue economy, the analytical tool provides data from 2009 to 2021 in the form of dashboards, allowing for detailed analysis with interactive features such as country-specific data selection and visualization.

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