Euro Area GDP Annual Growth Revised Lower

2026-03-06 10:13 By Agna Gabriel 1 min. read

The Euro Area economy grew 1.2% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, revised down from an initial estimate of 1.3%.

The figure marks the slowest annual growth in more than a year, easing from a 1.4% expansion in the previous quarter.

All spending categories showed slower growth: household spending (1.3% vs 1.4%), government expenditure (1.4% vs 1.5%), gross fixed capital formation (3.1% vs 3.3%), exports (2.4% vs 2.9%) and imports (3.9% vs 4.2%).

Exports made the largest upward contribution (1.2 pp), followed by consumer spending (0.7 pp) and investment (0.7 pp).

Among member states, Malta recorded the largest growth rate (6.4%), followed by Cyprus (4.5%).

Germany expanded 0.4%, France 1.2%, Italy 0.8% and Spain 2.6%.

For 2025 as a whole, Euro Area GDP grew by 1.4%, slightly less than early estimates of 1.5%.

Looking ahead, both the European Central Bank and the European Commission forecast economic growth of 1.2% in 2026, followed by 1.4% in 2027.



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