The German GDP grew 0.4% year-on-year in Q4 2025, the most in three years, after a 0.3% rise in each of the previous three quarters and above forecasts of 0.3%. The German economy thus ended 2025 in positive territory after a turbulent year, particularly for foreign trade. source: Federal Statistical Office

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Germany expanded 0.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Germany averaged 1.79 percent from 1971 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 11.60 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -10.80 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany GDP Annual Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Germany expanded 0.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Germany is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 1.40 percent in 2027 and 1.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-11-25 07:00 AM
YoY Final
Q3 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
2026-01-30 09:00 AM
YoY Flash
Q4 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5%
2026-02-25 07:00 AM
YoY Final
Q4 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 0.20 -0.50 percent Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate YoY 0.40 0.30 percent Dec 2025
GDP Constant Prices 902.28 902.28 EUR Billion Sep 2025
GDP from Agriculture 6.74 6.70 EUR Billion Sep 2025
GDP from Construction 29.33 29.50 EUR Billion Sep 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 165.94 167.46 EUR Billion Sep 2025
GDP from Public Administration 171.48 170.74 EUR Billion Sep 2025
GDP from Services 137.12 136.22 EUR Billion Sep 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.30 0.00 percent Dec 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 174.51 174.05 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Gross National Product 1160.81 1155.66 EUR Billion Sep 2025


Germany GDP Annual Growth Rate
The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Composition of the GDP on the expenditure side: household consumption (55 percent), gross capital formation (20 percent, of which 10 percent in construction, 6 percent in machinery and equipment and 4 percent in other products) and government expenditure (19 percent). Exports of goods and services account for 46 percent of GDP while imports account for 39 percent, adding 7 percent to total GDP.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.40 0.30 11.60 -10.80 1971 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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