Euro Area GDP Annual Growth Rate Revised Up

2025-11-14 10:15 By Joana Taborda 1 min. read

The Eurozone economy grew 1.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, slightly higher than 1.3% in the first estimate and compared to 1.5% in the second quarter.

Spain led the major economies, expanding 2.8% (vs 3.1% in Q2), followed by the Netherlands at 1.6% (vs 1.7%) and France at 0.9% (up from 0.7%).

Italy and Germany remained steady at 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Irish economy jumped 12.3% (vs 18%) and faster growth was recorded in Belgium (1.1% vs 1%), Estonia (0.9% vs 0.5%), Austria (0.6% vs 0.5%), Portugal (2.4% vs 1.8%), Slovenia (1.6% vs 0.9%), Slovakia (0.9% vs 0.7%) while the Cyprus GDP expanded 3.6%, the same as in Q2.

On the other hand, a slowdown was seen for Lithuania (1.9% vs 3.2%) and the GDP in Finland contracted 0.9%, following a flat reading in Q2.

Compared to Q2, the Eurozone economy expanded by 0.2%, up from 0.1% in Q2 and in line with the first estimate.



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