GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in European Union
European Union: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in European Union, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in European Union stood at 1.3%.
The figure is up 69.5% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in European Union peaked at 6.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.6%, in 2020.
European Union ranks 39th 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 per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in European Union, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.9% | — |
| 1962 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.9% | -19.3% |
| 1964 | 5.1% | +30.5% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | -13.6% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | -21.0% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 4.8% | +75.1% |
| 1969 | 6.3% | +29.8% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | -21.6% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | -37.6% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | +32.0% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | +30.9% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -52.5% |
| 1975 | -1.1% | -145.4% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | -477.1% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -43.5% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | +32.7% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -53.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -91.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +286.8% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +131.5% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | +94.8% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +68.8% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -60.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -47.9% |
| 1993 | -0.9% | -250.8% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -366.3% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -30.8% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +44.6% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +34.4% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -46.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -57.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -34.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +289.1% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -26.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +99.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -89.9% |
| 2009 | -4.6% | -1721.1% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -144.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | -0.9% | -143.1% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -87.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -1439.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +55.4% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | -5.6% | -431.4% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -217.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -48.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -98.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +1235.3% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +69.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in European Union changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1721.1% | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | +1439.0% | -0.1% | 1.5% |
| 2024 | +1235.3% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 1976 | +477.1% | -1.1% | 4.3% |
| 2020 | -431.4% | 1.7% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 2.8% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | -1.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -0.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | -4.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -0.9% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -5.6% | 6.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 42,248 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9619 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in European Union?
- Gdp per capita growth in European Union was 1.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.6% in 2020.
- How does European Union rank for gdp per capita growth?
- European Union ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.