Euro area

Euro areaGDP growth

Euro area desk: EMU aggregate first; Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom and United States alongside.

1.41%

+0.47 pp

As of 2025 | annual %

Mean
2.55%
Median
2.51%
Min
-6.04% 2020
Max
7.13% 1969
YearValue
20251.41%
20240.94%
20230.46%
20223.66%
20216.44%
2020-6.04%
20191.63%
20181.78%
20172.62%
20161.81%
20152.15%
20141.45%
2013-0.17%
2012-0.91%
20111.78%
20102.12%
2009-4.48%
20080.43%
20073.02%
20063.34%
20051.79%
20042.33%
20030.77%
20020.96%
#CountryGDP growthChangeYear
4Ireland12.34%+9.74 pp2025
124Spain2.82%−0.63 pp2025
141United States2.16%−0.63 pp2025
156Netherlands1.78%+0.71 pp2025
164Euro area1.41%+0.47 pp2025165United Kingdom1.39%+0.31 pp2025182France0.84%−0.35 pp2025191Italy0.54%−0.24 pp2025196Germany0.24%+0.74 pp2025

What real GDP growth is

Annual percentage change in real GDP (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG). This is a growth rate, not a level. Latest: 1.41% in 2025.

A small rich economy and a large poor one can print the same growth rate. Read it next to the level pages. From 1961 to 2025 (65 years): mean 2.55%, median 2.51%; low -6.04% (2020), high 7.13% (1969).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).