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PUBLISHER: Reed Electronics Research | PRODUCT CODE: 2123171
PUBLISHER: Reed Electronics Research | PRODUCT CODE: 2123171
Yearbook of World Electronics Data - Volume 1 2026 - West Europe
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In providing the forecasts for the current study, which were made at the beginning of August, we have:
- An escalation of the US and Israeli war on Iran could leading to higher energy prices, further supply chain disruptions and lower investment and consumer spending on the back of weaker growth in the European and global economies.
- The huge investments in AI and data centres is leading to severe supply constraints for memory chips and dramatically increasing prices. The current memory crunch is expected to continue into 2027 and potentially 2028.
- With higher memory costs pushing the cost of smartphones, PCs and other consumer electronics equipment higher it is expected that demand will weaken over the course of 2026 and into 2027. Manufacturers are also expected to focus on premium brand products.
- AI demand and raw material shortages are also impacting the supply of PCBs leading to higher prices and the potential of allocation.
- With the availability of other materials and electronic components also tightening and prices escalating the ability to source materials could push production into 2027.
- The current shortage of materials and components could lead to a spike in revenues as costs are passed through and lead to similar market conditions to 2022 and 2023.
- Consumer spending will remain subdued due to the combination of higher inflation and on-going geopolitical uncertainty.
- AI and data centre consumption will be a key driver of growth in the overall computer market in the period to 2028.
- Defence will be a major contributor to growth over the period to 2029 as government’s significantly increase spending.
Despite the potential headwinds we expect growth in the European electronics industry to strengthen over the course of 2026 and gain momentum in 2027 and 2028 with growth expected to ease in the final year of the forecast. However, the shortage of components and materials could see production and deliveries pushed into 2027.
In Euro’s the production of electronic equipment in Western Europe increased by an estimated 2.2% in 2025 to Euro 134.3 billion, and compared to the prior year’s increase of 0.3% in the prior year, growth in the communications segment – primarily radar and navigation/defence – computing and industrial offsetting a fall in consumer output.
Based on current indicators we are forecasting that growth in electronic equipment output in Western Europe will increase by 4.5% in 2026, 4.6% in 2027 and 2028 before easing to 4.1% in 2029.
In 2025, the production of electronic components in Western Europe amounted to Euro 51.3 billion, 27.6% of overall electronics production. After declining by 2.2% in 2023 and a further 1.8% in 2024 electronic component output resumed growth in 2025 with growth of 3.9% with this set to accelerate to 12.4% in 2026. Growth in 2026 will be supported by increase demand across several end markets and rising prices. In 2025, active components accounted for 62.7%, passive 31.1% and other 6.3% while Germany accounted for the largest share of production at 34.1%, followed by Ireland 14.9%, France 14.6%, Italy 11.2% and the UK 5.6%.
The latest edition of Reed Electronics Research's annual survey provides an in-depth outlook for the West European electronics industry through to 2029. Published since 1973 the Volume 1 of the Yearbook of World Electronics Data provides:
- A single source solution allowing you to track the electronics industry in 16 countries in Western Europe
- 13 major product groups
- Market and production forecasts
- Summaries provided in Euros & US dollars
- The option to receive the Excel and Word electronically allows you to manipulate the data quickly and easily: produce your own subsets or summaries of the data, create your own forecasts or cut and paste the data into your own in-house reports and presentations.
- Market Data and Forecasts 2023-2029
- Production Data 2023-2026
1 INTRODUCTION
2 SUMMARY DATA
- 2.1 Economic Overview
- 2.2 Electronics Overview
- 2.3 Imports 2023-2024
- 2.4 Exports 2023-2024
- 2.5 Consolidated Summary of Production 2023
- 2.6 Consolidated Summary of Production 2024
- 2.7 Consolidated Summary of Production 2025
- 2.8 Consolidated Summary of Production 2026
- 2.9 Summary of EDP Production
- 2.10 Summary of Control & Instrumentation Production
- 2.11 Summary of Medical & Industrial Production
- 2.12 Summary of Communications & Radar Production
- 2.13 Summary of Telecommunications Production
- 2.14 Summary of Consumer Production
- 2.15 Summary of Components Production
- 2.16 Summary of Active Component Production
- 2.17 Summary of Passive Component Production
- 2.18 Summary of Other Component Production
- 2.19 West Europe Total Production
- 2.20 Consolidated Summary of Markets 2023
- 2.21 Consolidated Summary of Markets 2024
- 2.22 Consolidated Summary of Markets 2025
- 2.23 Consolidated Summary of Markets 2026
- 2.24 Consolidated Summary of Markets 2027
- 2.25 Consolidated Summary of Markets 2028
- 2.26 Consolidated Summary of Markets 2029
- 2.27 Summary of EDP Markets
- 2.28 Summary of Control & Instrumentation Markets
- 2.29 Summary of Medical & Industrial Markets
- 2.30 Summary of Communications & Radar Markets
- 2.31 Summary of Telecommunications Markets
- 2.32 Summary of Consumer Markets
- 2.33 Summary of Components Markets
- 2.34 Summary of Active Component Markets
- 2.35 Summary of Passive Component Markets
- 2.36 Summary of Other Component Markets
- 2.37 West Europe Total Markets
3 COUNTRY DATA
- 3.1 AUSTRIA
- 3.1.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.1.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.1.3 Austria Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications & Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.1.4 Austria Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.2 BELGIUM
- 3.2.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.2.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.2.3 Belgium Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications & Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.2.4 Belgium Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-20
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.3 DENMARK
- 3.3.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.3.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.3.3 Denmark Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications & Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.3.4 Denmark Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.4 FINLAND
- 3.4.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.4.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.4.3 Finland Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications & Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.4.4 Finland Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- 3.5 FRANCE
- 3.5.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.5.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.5.3 France Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications & Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.5.4 France Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.6 GERMANY
- 3.6.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.6.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.6.3 Germany Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications& Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.6.4 Germany Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.7 GREECE
- 3.7.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.7.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.7.3 Greece Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications& Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.7.4 Greece Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.8 IRELAND
- 3.8.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.8.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.8.3 Ireland Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications& Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.8.4 Ireland Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.9 ITALY
- 3.9.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.9.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.9.3 Italy Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications & Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.9.4 Italy Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.10 NETHERLANDS
- 3.10.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.10.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.10.3 Netherlands Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications& Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.10.4 Netherlands Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.11 NORWAY
- 3.11.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.11.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.11.3 Norway Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications& Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.11.4 Norway Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.12 PORTUGAL
- 3.12.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.12.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.12.3 Portugal Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications& Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.12.4 Portugal Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.13 SPAIN
- 3.13.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.13.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.13.3 Spain Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications& Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.13.4 Spain Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.14 SWEDEN
- 3.14.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.14.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.14.3 Sweden Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications & Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.14.4 Sweden Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.15 SWITZERLAND
- 3.15.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.15.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.15.3 Switzerland Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications& Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.15.4 Switzerland Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
- 3.16 UNITED KINGDOM
- 3.16.1 Economic Outlook
- 3.16.2 Electronics Industry Overview
- 3.16.3 UK Production
- Computing 2023-2026
- Office Equipment 2023-2026
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2026
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2026
- Communications& Radar 2023-2026
- Telecommunications 2023-2026
- Consumer 2023-2026
- Video 2023-2026
- Audio 2023-2026
- Personal 2023-2026
- Components 2023-2026
- Active 2023-2026
- Passive 2023-2026
- Other 2023-2026
- 3.16.4 UK Markets
- Computing 2023-2029
- Office Equipment 2023-2029
- Control & Instrumentation 2023-2029
- Medical & Industrial 2023-2029
- Communications & Radar 2023-2029
- Telecommunications 2023-2029
- Consumer 2023-2029
- Video 2023-2029
- Audio 2023-2029
- Personal 2023-2029
- Components 2023-2029
- Active 2023-2029
- Passive 2023-2029
- Other 2023-2029
4 APPENDICES
- 4.1 Consolidated Summary of West European Electronics Production 2023-2026 (Euro)
- 4.2 Consolidated Summary of West European Electronics Production 2023-2029 (Euro)
- 4.3 Exchange Rates
- 4.4 Guide to Interpretation of the Statistics
- 4.5 Guide to Statistical Trade Classifications
- 4.6 Guide to the Definition of the Electronic Product Headings
- 4.7 List of Sources
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