GDP growth in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: GDP growth was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Europe & Central Asia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Europe & Central Asia is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 6.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.4%, in 2020.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.1% | — |
| 1962 | 4.7% | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 4.9% | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | +21.6% |
| 1965 | 4.6% | -23.3% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | -16.9% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | +56.6% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 5.0% | -15.5% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | -33.6% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | +36.3% |
| 1973 | 6.1% | +33.9% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -60.2% |
| 1975 | -0.2% | -108.4% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | -2326.2% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -40.2% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | -62.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -70.9% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +173.9% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | +78.0% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +45.4% |
| 1985 | 2.6% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 4.1% | +33.9% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -35.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -93.2% |
| 1992 | -0.6% | -520.6% |
| 1993 | -0.7% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -313.6% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +63.7% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -26.1% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +70.2% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +51.5% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -49.3% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -29.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +74.8% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +42.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -72.3% |
| 2009 | -4.4% | -530.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -159.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -86.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +173.6% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +121.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +55.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -16.1% |
| 2020 | -5.4% | -393.5% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -226.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -49.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -69.5% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +53.9% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | -0.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -0.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | -4.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -5.4% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 41 Papua New Guinea 5.6% compare
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.6% compare
- 43 Mali 5.6% compare
- 44 Chad 5.6% compare
- 45 Cambodia 5.3% compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 5.3% compare
- 47 Malaysia 5.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia
- Industry (including construction), value added 5.48 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 9.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 464.96 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.3% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 3.67 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 31,202 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 16.26 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 21.14 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Europe & Central Asia?
- Gdp growth in Europe & Central Asia was 1.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for gdp growth?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.