Share of EU Repository Creation by Country
Recent data shows that while Europe accounts for a substantial share of global developers, its contribution to open-source
infrastructure remains fragmented across countries, with activity – as measured by the number of GitHub commits - concentrated
to a small number of Member States. Germany alone accounts for roughly one quarter of all active open source projects created
in the EU, while Germany and France together represent more than 40% of total European output — reflecting, in part, their
larger economic size and industrial base.
By contrast, a long tail of Member States each contributes only a few percent, indicating that Europe’s open-source capacity
is unevenly distributed rather than continental in scope. This outcome is not irrational: Member States invest primarily
at national level because budgets, accountability, and political incentives sit there. However, when this happens
without coordination, the aggregate European result remains fragmented and sub-optimal.