Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted)

The percentage change in real GDP compared with the previous quarter, using chain-linked volumes adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects.

Unit: % change on previous quarter Frequency: Quarterly Coverage: 36 countries and 1 group Q2 1978 to Q3 2026 Source: Eurostat
Highest in Q2 2026 10.2% Ireland Lowest in Q2 2026 -3.0% Iceland
European Union, Q2 2026 0.7% Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for Q2 2026 36 Updated by the source on 5 November 2026

36 countries have a value for Q2 2026, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.

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% change on previous quarter. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) (% change on previous quarter), Q1 2017 to Q3 2026
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
Q3 2026 0.5% 0.2%p (provisional) -0.1% 0.6%p (provisional)
Q2 2026 0.7% 0.3%p (provisional) 0.0% 0.7%p (provisional)
Q1 2026 0.1% 0.4%p (provisional) -0.2% 0.6%p (provisional)
Q4 2025 0.3% 0.3%p (provisional) 0.2% 0.7%p (provisional)
Q3 2025 0.4% 0.0%p (provisional) 0.5% 0.6%p (provisional)
Q2 2025 0.1% 0.0%p (provisional) 0.2% 0.7%p (provisional)
Q1 2025 0.4% 0.1%p (provisional) 0.2% 0.5%p (provisional)
Q4 2024 0.4% 0.2%p (provisional) -0.1% 0.7%p (provisional)
Q3 2024 0.5% 0.1%p (provisional) 0.5% 0.8%p (provisional)
Q2 2024 0.3% -0.1%p (provisional) 0.2% 0.9%p (provisional)
Q1 2024 0.6% 0.2%p (provisional) 0.2% 1.3%p (provisional)
Q4 2023 0.0% -0.3%p (provisional) 0.5% 0.8%
Q3 2023 0.3% 0.2%p (provisional) 0.4% 0.8%
Q2 2023 0.1% -0.1%p (provisional) 0.9% 0.1%
Q1 2023 0.0% -0.7%p (provisional) 0.1% 0.4%
Q4 2022 -0.2% -0.3% 0.4% 0.5%
Q3 2022 0.5% 0.3% 0.5% 0.8%
Q2 2022 0.8% 0.1% 0.4% 1.7%
Q1 2022 0.7% 0.8% 0.0% 1.6%
Q4 2021 0.9% 0.5% 0.5% 2.0%
Q3 2021 1.8% 0.2% 3.0% 2.0%
Q2 2021 2.1% 2.3% 1.2% 1.4%
Q1 2021 1.0% -0.5% 0.4% 1.2%
Q4 2020 0.4% 0.8% 0.0% 0.7%
Q3 2020 10.8% 8.8% 15.2% 15.9%
Q2 2020 -10.8% -8.9% -12.2% -17.8%
Q1 2020 -2.8% -1.9% -5.0% -5.2%
Q4 2019 0.0% -0.5% -0.5% 0.6%
Q3 2019 0.3% 0.5% 0.1% 0.2%
Q2 2019 0.4% 0.0% 0.5% 0.3%
Q1 2019 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 0.6%
Q4 2018 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 0.6%
Q3 2018 0.3% -0.4% 0.6% 0.6%
Q2 2018 0.6% 0.7% 0.2% 0.7%
Q1 2018 0.2% -0.5% -0.1% 0.4%
Q4 2017 0.8% 1.0% 0.6% 0.6%
Q3 2017 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6%
Q2 2017 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 1.0%
Q1 2017 0.8% 1.3% 0.7% 0.7%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • Among the 36 countries with a value for Q2 2026, the highest is Ireland (10.2%) and the lowest Iceland (-3.0%).
  • Half of the countries are above 0.7% and half below.
  • From Q1 2026 to Q2 2026 the value rose in 15 countries and fell in 3.
  • The figure for the European Union was 0.7% in Q2 2026, against 2.1% in Q2 2021 (−1.4 percentage points).

About this measure

Definition
The percentage change in real GDP compared with the previous quarter, using chain-linked volumes adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects.
Population covered
Whole economy
Unit
% change on previous quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
Changes are shown as
Percentage points (the difference between two rates)

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_PRE s_adj=SCA na_item=B1GQ
Observation period
Q2 1978 to Q3 2026
Provider update
5 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in Q2 2026 Every value is for Q2 2026, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Ireland 10.2%
  2. 2 Slovenia 1.9%
  3. 3 Switzerland 1.9%
  4. 4 Serbia 1.5%
  5. 5 Sweden 1.5%
  6. 6 Lithuania 1.4%
  7. 7 North Macedonia 1.3%e (estimated)
  8. 8 Cyprus 1.2%
  9. 9 Malta 1.1%
  10. 10 Poland 1.1%
  11. 11 Türkiye 1.1%
  12. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0%
  13. 13 Denmark 0.9%
  14. 14 Latvia 0.9%
  15. 15 Portugal 0.9%p (provisional)
  16. 16 Albania 0.8%p (provisional)
  17. 17 Montenegro 0.8%p (provisional)
  18. 18 Bulgaria 0.7%p (provisional)
  19. 19 Netherlands 0.7%p (provisional)
  20. 20 Norway 0.7%
  21. 21 Spain 0.7%p (provisional)
  22. 22 Hungary 0.6%p (provisional)
  23. 23 Croatia 0.4%p (provisional)
  24. 24 Finland 0.4%
  25. 25 Czechia 0.3%
  26. 26 Estonia 0.3%
  27. 27 Germany 0.3%p (provisional)
  28. 28 Greece 0.3%p (provisional)
  29. 29 Italy 0.2%
  30. 30 Slovakia 0.2%
  31. 31 Belgium 0.1%p (provisional)
  32. 32 France 0.0%
  33. 33 Romania 0.0%p (provisional)
  34. 34 Austria -0.1%
  35. 35 Luxembourg -0.9%p (provisional)
  36. 36 Iceland -3.0%
  37. European Union 0.7%
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