GDP growth in Euro area
Euro area: GDP growth was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Euro area, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Euro area stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.3% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Euro area peaked at 7.1% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -6.0%, in 2020.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Euro area, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.7% | — |
| 1962 | 5.8% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 4.9% | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | +20.3% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 4.4% | -13.0% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -21.6% |
| 1968 | 5.7% | +65.0% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | +25.6% |
| 1970 | 5.6% | -21.3% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -33.0% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -47.2% |
| 1975 | -0.8% | -123.8% |
| 1976 | 5.0% | -753.5% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -38.3% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | -44.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -74.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +101.7% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +71.4% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | +70.7% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -34.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -53.0% |
| 1993 | -0.7% | -163.1% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -466.4% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -28.9% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +53.5% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +31.4% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -43.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -56.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +203.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -23.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +86.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -85.7% |
| 2009 | -4.5% | -1134.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -147.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | -0.9% | -151.4% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | -81.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -963.7% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +47.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +45.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | -6.0% | -470.3% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -206.6% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -43.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -87.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +104.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +50.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | -0.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | -0.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -4.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -0.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -6.0% | 6.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Exports of goods and services 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 52.6% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 13.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 10.22 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.5% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 17.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 13.14 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 48.6% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 2.87 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 3.81 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Euro area?
- Gdp growth in Euro area was 1.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.0% in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for gdp growth?
- Euro area ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.