EU GDP grew by 1.6% y/y in 2025

In 2025, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the European Union grew by 1.6% year-on-year, while the eurozone economy added 1.5%. This is evidenced by Eurostat’s preliminary estimate.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, GDP increased by 1.4% year-on-year in the EU and by 1.3% year-on-year in the eurozone, indicating a gradual but modest recovery in economic activity at the end of the year. On a quarterly basis, seasonally adjusted GDP grew by 0.3% q/q in both the European Union and the eurozone. Thus, growth rates in the eurozone remained at the previous quarter’s level, while in the EU they slowed slightly from 0.4% in the third quarter to 0.3%.

Among the member states, the highest quarterly growth was recorded in Lithuania (+1.7%). Spain and Portugal showed the same dynamics at +0.8% q/q. At the same time, Ireland was the only country where GDP declined on a quarterly basis, by 0.6%. In annual terms, 14 countries showed positive economic dynamics, while in one country the indicator remained unchanged.

The dynamics of the bloc’s largest economies remained uneven. In Q4, Germany’s GDP grew by 0.3% q/q, France’s by 0.2% q/q, and Italy’s also by 0.3% q/q, while Spain showed a stronger recovery of +0.8% q/q. In annual terms, growth in these countries ranged from 0.4% in Germany to 2.6% in Spain, highlighting the varying speeds of recovery among the EU’s leading economies.

According to Eurostat estimates, the EU’s GDP grew by 1% in 2024 compared to 2023. In the eurozone, this figure increased by 0.9% y/y.

In the fourth quarter, seasonally adjusted EU GDP grew by 0.4% compared to the previous quarter and by 1.4% compared to the same period in 2023. In the eurozone, the indicator grew by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter and by 1.2% year-on-year.