Economy — Euro area
EU GDP Growth Rate
Euro area real GDP growth (YoY)
—- Current
- 0.8%
- Previous quarter
- —
- Last updated
- Q1 2026
Source: ECB Data Portal (MNA, real GDP, chain-linked volumes, quarterly)
Context
What does EU GDP growth measure?
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the total value of all goods and services produced in an economy during a period. The year-on-year growth rate shown here compares output in a given quarter to the same quarter one year earlier, removing the effect of seasonal patterns.
The figure is real GDP — adjusted for price changes using chain-linked volumes — so it reflects genuine changes in economic activity rather than price inflation. The euro area aggregate is published quarterly by Eurostat and sourced here from the ECB’s Macroeconomic Dataset (MNA).
GDP growth is a lagging indicator: by the time official data arrives, the economy may have already shifted. Preliminary estimates are published about 30 days after quarter-end; revised and final figures follow over the next six months.
Trend
Historical trend
Full-history quarterly euro area real GDP growth (year-on-year). The chart captures the 2020 pandemic contraction, the sharp 2021 rebound, and the subsequent slowdown driven by the energy crisis and ECB rate hikes.
Source: ECB Data Portal (MNA, real GDP, chain-linked volumes, quarterly)
Source
Source
Data is real GDP for the euro area (changing composition) retrieved from the ECB Data Portal Macroeconomic Dataset (MNA), chain-linked volumes at previous year prices, quarterly, seasonally and working-day adjusted. Year-on-year growth is computed as the percentage change versus the same quarter one year earlier.
Eurostat publishes a GDP flash estimate approximately 30 days after quarter-end. This page refetches the latest data each weekday.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the current EU GDP growth rate?
The current euro area year-on-year real GDP growth rate is shown in the stat panel at the top of this page. The figure compares the latest available quarter to the same quarter one year earlier.
How often is EU GDP data updated?
Eurostat publishes a flash GDP estimate about 30 days after each quarter ends, followed by a second estimate and a final figure over subsequent months. Econstats.eu refetches the latest data each weekday.
What is the difference between real and nominal GDP growth?
Nominal GDP growth includes the effect of price changes (inflation). Real GDP growth strips out inflation to show genuine changes in economic output. The figure on this page is real GDP growth, making it comparable across periods with different inflation rates.
Related
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See US GDP growth and the full set of euro area indicators on the Econstats.eu home page.