GDP growth, year on year in Germany
Real GDP in Germany was 1.2% higher than a year earlier in Q3 2026. The value for Q3 2026 is the highest since Q3 2022.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Germany, Q3 2026
1.2%p (Provisional)
Change from Q2 2026
+0.2percentage points
European Union, Q3 2026
1.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q3 2026
2.1%
GDP growth, year on year in Germany 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.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2%p (provisional) | 1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0%p (provisional) | 1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6%p (provisional) | 0.9% |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3%p (provisional) | 1.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3%p (provisional) | 1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4%p (provisional) | 1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3%p (provisional) | 1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4%p (provisional) | 1.8% |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1%p (provisional) | 1.4% |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1%p (provisional) | 1.2% |
| Q1 2024 | 0.0%p (provisional) | 1.1% |
| Q4 2023 | -0.9%p (provisional) | 0.4% |
| Q3 2023 | -1.0%p (provisional) | 0.2% |
| Q2 2023 | -0.8%p (provisional) | 0.4% |
| Q1 2023 | -0.6%p (provisional) | 1.1% |
| Q4 2022 | 0.9% | 1.9% |
| Q3 2022 | 1.7% | 3.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 1.5% | 4.3% |
| Q1 2022 | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| Q4 2021 | 2.4% | 5.8% |
| Q3 2021 | 2.8% | 5.4% |
| Q2 2021 | 11.6% | 14.7% |
| Q1 2021 | -0.6% | 0.3% |
| Q4 2020 | -2.0% | -3.5% |
| Q3 2020 | -3.3% | -3.9% |
| Q2 2020 | -10.6% | -13.0% |
| Q1 2020 | -1.8% | -2.1% |
| Q4 2019 | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Q3 2019 | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| Q2 2019 | 0.7% | 2.0% |
| Q1 2019 | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| Q4 2018 | 0.1% | 1.6% |
| Q3 2018 | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| Q2 2018 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Q1 2018 | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Q4 2017 | 4.0% | 3.2% |
| Q3 2017 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Q2 2017 | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 1.0% in Q2 2026.
- Since Q1 2024, when it was 0.0%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in Q3 2026 was 1.5%.
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0.2%p (Provisional)
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Real GDP growth
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GDP per capita in euro
€54,240p (Provisional) per person
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in PPS
115p (Provisional) (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
GDP in euro
4,529,710p (Provisional) million €
2025 · Eurostat
Labour productivity growth
1.1%p (Provisional)
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