Gross domestic product (GDP) in the euro area rose by 1.3% year on year in the fourth quarter of 2025, while the European Union as a whole recorded growth of 1.4%, according to quarterly seasonally and calendar-adjusted data released by the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat.
On a quarterly basis, GDP increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU compared with the previous quarter.
In the third quarter of 2025, GDP had expanded by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.4% across the EU. Based on an estimate of annual growth for 2025 using quarterly seasonally and calendar-adjusted data, GDP rose by 1.5% in the euro area and by 1.6% in the EU.
Eurostat noted that these GDP figures are preliminary estimates, based on incomplete data sources, and remain subject to further revision.
GDP by Member State
Among EU member states for which data are available for the fourth quarter of 2025, Lithuania recorded the strongest quarterly growth, with GDP rising by 1.7% compared with the previous quarter. Spain and Portugal followed, each posting an increase of 0.8%.
Ireland was the only member state to register a contraction, with GDP declining by 0.6% quarter on quarter. On an annual basis, economic growth was positive in 14 countries and unchanged in one.
