GDP growth in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): GDP growth was 4.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1988–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 4.2% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 9.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -10.0%, in 1994.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.3% | — |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -62.3% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +120.5% |
| 1991 | -4.7% | -268.5% |
| 1992 | -4.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | -2.0% | -57.2% |
| 1994 | -10.0% | +391.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -109.5% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +302.2% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +43.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -62.3% |
| 1999 | -1.1% | -153.9% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -712.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -98.7% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +7258.5% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +45.3% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -56.6% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -210.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -307.0% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -51.1% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +60.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -50.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +110.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -37.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -88.9% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +3091.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -66.5% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +62.3% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -19.7% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | -0.7% | -10.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | -3.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.6% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 0.3% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1037 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Gdp growth in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 4.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.0% in 1994.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for gdp growth?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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.