Average of the panel (2025)
2.1
percent real growth
+0.1pp vs 2024
Highest
8.0
Ireland
Lowest
0.2
Germany
Countries ranked
34
with a published figure

Data

GDP Growth in Europe by Country (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
# Country % change on previous year Change vs 2024
1 Ireland 8 +4.4pp
2 Malta 4 -2.2pp
3 Cyprus 3.8 -0.1pp
4 Poland 3.6 +0.4pp
5 Turkey 3.6 +0.3pp
6 Denmark 3.5 -0.4pp
7 North Macedonia 3.5 +0.5pp
8 Croatia 3.4 -0.4pp
9 Bulgaria 3.1 -0.3pp
10 Lithuania 2.9 -0.1pp
11 Spain 2.8 -0.7pp
12 Montenegro 2.7 -0.5pp
13 Czechia 2.6 +1.3pp
14 Greece 2.1 unchanged
15 Latvia 2.1 +2.1pp
16 Serbia 2 -1.9pp
17 Portugal 1.9 -0.3pp
18 Netherlands 1.6 +0.5pp
19 Sweden 1.5 -0.5pp
20 Iceland 1.3 +2.6pp
21 Switzerland 1.3 -0.1pp
22 Norway 1.1 -0.3pp
23 Slovenia 1.1 -0.6pp
24 Belgium 1 -0.1pp
25 Austria 0.8 +1.5pp
26 Finland 0.8 -0.1pp
27 France 0.8 -0.4pp
28 Slovakia 0.8 -1.1pp
29 Romania 0.7 -0.2pp
30 Estonia 0.6 +0.7pp
31 Luxembourg 0.6 +0.2pp
32 Hungary 0.5 -0.2pp
33 Italy 0.5 -0.3pp
34 Germany 0.2 +0.7pp

About this Dataset

Real GDP growth across 34 European economies in 2025 runs from 8.0% in Ireland to 0.2% in Germany, with a panel average of 2.1% and a median of 1.8%. The spread of 7.8 percentage points is wide by post-crisis standards.

Ireland's number should be set aside before drawing conclusions. Irish GDP measures the accounting decisions of a handful of foreign multinationals at least as much as it measures Irish economic activity.

The ordering below the top is a convergence story. Poland, Croatia, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Spain all outgrew the European average, while Germany, Italy and France sit in the bottom five. Spain at 2.8% is the standout among the large western economies, running well ahead of the euro-area core on strong labour supply growth and tourism. Germany at 0.2% anchors the bottom, and its weakness drags the aggregate down because of its weight in the region's output.

Every row is the figure published for 2025; no value is carried over from an adjacent year to fill a gap. Albania has not published a 2025 figure and is left out rather than carried forward from an older year. The chart tracks a fixed panel of 33 countries: those reporting in every year from 2001. The line therefore moves because the countries moved, not because the sample changed. Growth rates are chain-linked volumes, so they strip out price changes and are comparable across countries.

Country pages: Ireland · Malta · Cyprus · Poland · Turkey · Denmark · North Macedonia · Croatia · Bulgaria · Lithuania · Spain · Montenegro · Czechia · Greece · Latvia · Serbia · Portugal · Netherlands · Sweden · Iceland · Switzerland · Norway · Slovenia · Belgium · Austria · Finland · France · Slovakia · Romania · Estonia · Luxembourg · Hungary · Italy · Germany

Frequently Asked Questions

Ireland, at 8.0% in 2025. Irish GDP is the least reliable growth figure in Europe: it is dominated by the intellectual-property and contract-manufacturing activity of foreign multinationals, and can swing by several percentage points on a single corporate restructuring. Ireland's own statistical office publishes modified domestic demand precisely because headline GDP does not describe the Irish economy. Excluding Ireland, Malta led at 4.0%.

Germany recorded 0.2% in 2025, the weakest in this ranking. The causes are structural rather than cyclical: an energy-intensive manufacturing base that lost its cheap gas supply in 2022, an automotive sector losing share to Chinese competitors in its largest export market, weak public and private investment after a decade of fiscal restraint, and a shrinking working-age population. None of these resolve on a one-year horizon.

The pattern in 2025 is convergence: central, eastern and southern Europe generally outgrew the north-western core. Malta, Cyprus, Poland and Turkey sit near the top, while the large western economies — Germany, France and Italy — occupy the bottom third. Catch-up growth from lower income levels, EU cohesion and recovery-fund transfers, and less exposure to the energy-price shock all contribute.