EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
01/21/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/21/2025 04:04
Investment in climate change mitigation 0.55% of GDP
In 2023, private investment in climate change mitigation measures within the EU amounted to €95.3 billion, which corresponds to 0.55% of the EU's gross domestic product (GDP).
From 2005 to 2016, investment remained relatively stable, hovering around 0.5% of GDP. Subsequently, a notable upward trend followed, peaking at 0.64% in 2021. In 2022 and 2023, investment in climate change mitigation slightly declined to 0.56% and 0.55% of GDP, respectively.
Source dataset: env_ac_ccminv
Private investment highest in Lithuania and Denmark
In 2023, Lithuania and Denmark reported the highest shares of private investment in climate change mitigation, with 1.5% of GDP. Latvia and Sweden followed with 1.2% of GDP.
In all remaining EU countries, investment in climate change mitigation was below 1% of GDP in 2023. Cyprus and Ireland recorded the lowest shares of investment, with less than 0.1% of GDP.
Source dataset: env_ac_ccminv
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