GDP growth, year on year in European Union

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Real GDP in the European Union was 1.5% higher than a year earlier in Q3 2026.

Quarterly GDP growth on a year earlier % change on the same quarter a year earlier Data: Q1 1996 to Q3 2026 Source: Eurostat

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European Union, Q3 2026 1.5% % change on the same quarter a year earlier

Change from Q2 2026 +0.1percentage points Q2 2026: 1.4%

GDP growth, year on year in European Union over time

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% change on the same quarter a year earlier. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Quarterly GDP growth on a year earlier (% change on the same quarter a year earlier), Q1 2017 to Q3 2026
Period	European Union
Q3 2026	1.5%
Q2 2026	1.4%
Q1 2026	0.9%
Q4 2025	1.3%
Q3 2025	1.4%
Q2 2025	1.5%
Q1 2025	1.7%
Q4 2024	1.8%
Q3 2024	1.4%
Q2 2024	1.2%
Q1 2024	1.1%
Q4 2023	0.4%
Q3 2023	0.2%
Q2 2023	0.4%
Q1 2023	1.1%
Q4 2022	1.9%
Q3 2022	3.0%
Q2 2022	4.3%
Q1 2022	5.6%
Q4 2021	5.8%
Q3 2021	5.4%
Q2 2021	14.7%
Q1 2021	0.3%
Q4 2020	-3.5%
Q3 2020	-3.9%
Q2 2020	-13.0%
Q1 2020	-2.1%
Q4 2019	1.5%
Q3 2019	2.1%
Q2 2019	2.0%
Q1 2019	2.2%
Q4 2018	1.6%
Q3 2018	1.8%
Q2 2018	2.3%
Q1 2018	2.6%
Q4 2017	3.2%
Q3 2017	3.2%
Q2 2017	3.0%
Q1 2017	2.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 1.4% in Q2 2026.
Since Q1 2024, when it was 1.1%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.

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Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) 0.5% Q3 2026 · Eurostat Real GDP growth 1.4% 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in euro €41,770 per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 100 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat GDP in euro 18,884,566 million € 2025 · Eurostat Labour productivity growth 1.3% 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: namq_10_gdp · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=Q unit=CLV_PCH_SM s_adj=SCA na_item=B1GQ
Observation period: Q1 1996 to Q3 2026 for European Union
Provider update: 13 November 2026
Retrieved: 13 November 2026
Published here: 13 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat