Quarterly GDP growth on a year earlier

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

Unit: % change on the same quarter a year earlier Frequency: Quarterly Coverage: 36 countries and 1 group Q1 1979 to Q3 2026 Source: Eurostat

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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 UnionGermanyFranceSpain
Q3 2026 1.5% 1.2%p (provisional) -0.1% 2.7%p (provisional)
Q2 2026 1.4% 1.0%p (provisional) 0.5% 2.6%p (provisional)
Q1 2026 0.9% 0.6%p (provisional) 0.8% 2.6%p (provisional)
Q4 2025 1.3% 0.3%p (provisional) 1.1% 2.5%p (provisional)
Q3 2025 1.4% 0.3%p (provisional) 0.8% 2.4%p (provisional)
Q2 2025 1.5% 0.4%p (provisional) 0.8% 2.6%p (provisional)
Q1 2025 1.7% 0.3%p (provisional) 0.8% 2.9%p (provisional)
Q4 2024 1.8% 0.4%p (provisional) 0.9% 3.7%p (provisional)
Q3 2024 1.4% -0.1%p (provisional) 1.4% 3.9%p (provisional)
Q2 2024 1.2% -0.1%p (provisional) 1.3% 4.0%p (provisional)
Q1 2024 1.1% 0.0%p (provisional) 2.1% 3.1%p (provisional)
Q4 2023 0.4% -0.9%p (provisional) 2.0% 2.2%
Q3 2023 0.2% -1.0%p (provisional) 1.9% 1.9%
Q2 2023 0.4% -0.8%p (provisional) 2.0% 1.9%
Q1 2023 1.1% -0.6%p (provisional) 1.5% 3.5%
Q4 2022 1.9% 0.9% 1.3% 4.7%
Q3 2022 3.0% 1.7% 1.4% 6.3%
Q2 2022 4.3% 1.5% 3.9% 7.5%
Q1 2022 5.6% 3.7% 4.7% 7.1%
Q4 2021 5.8% 2.4% 5.2% 6.7%
Q3 2021 5.4% 2.8% 4.7% 5.4%
Q2 2021 14.7% 11.6% 17.1% 19.8%
Q1 2021 0.3% -0.6% 1.5% -2.9%
Q4 2020 -3.5% -2.0% -4.0% -9.0%
Q3 2020 -3.9% -3.3% -4.4% -9.1%
Q2 2020 -13.0% -10.6% -17.0% -21.5%
Q1 2020 -2.1% -1.8% -5.0% -4.2%
Q4 2019 1.5% 0.8% 1.0% 1.7%
Q3 2019 2.1% 1.7% 2.2% 1.7%
Q2 2019 2.0% 0.7% 2.7% 2.1%
Q1 2019 2.2% 1.4% 2.5% 2.4%
Q4 2018 1.6% 0.1% 1.4% 2.2%
Q3 2018 1.8% 0.8% 1.3% 2.3%
Q2 2018 2.3% 2.1% 1.5% 2.3%
Q1 2018 2.6% 2.2% 2.0% 2.7%
Q4 2017 3.2% 4.0% 2.8% 3.0%
Q3 2017 3.2% 3.4% 2.8% 3.0%
Q2 2017 3.0% 2.9% 2.2% 3.1%
Q1 2017 2.5% 2.4% 1.2% 2.4%

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About this measure

Definition
The change in real GDP compared with the same quarter of the previous year, using chain-linked volumes adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects.
Population covered
Whole economy
Unit
% change on the same quarter a year earlier
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_SM s_adj=SCA na_item=B1GQ
Observation period
Q1 1979 to Q3 2026
Provider update
13 November 2026
Retrieved
13 November 2026
Published here
13 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

Latest value for each country Each value is the country's most recent figure. Years differ, so check the period beside each value before comparing.

  1. 1 Denmark 5.7%Q2 2026
  2. 2 Malta 5.0%Q2 2026
  3. 3 Slovenia 4.9%Q2 2026
  4. 4 North Macedonia 4.0%e (Estimated)Q2 2026
  5. 5 Serbia 3.8%Q2 2026
  6. 6 Albania 3.6%p (Provisional)Q2 2026
  7. 7 Ireland 3.6%e (Estimated)Q3 2026
  8. 8 Poland 3.6%Q3 2026
  9. 9 Latvia 3.5%Q2 2026
  10. 10 Cyprus 3.1%Q3 2026
  11. 11 Montenegro 3.0%p (Provisional)Q2 2026
  12. 12 Sweden 2.8%Q3 2026
  13. 13 Spain 2.7%p (Provisional)Q3 2026
  14. 14 Switzerland 2.6%Q2 2026
  15. 15 Türkiye 2.6%Q2 2026
  16. 16 Bulgaria 2.5%p (Provisional)Q3 2026
  17. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.4%Q2 2026
  18. 18 Portugal 2.4%e (Estimated)Q3 2026
  19. 19 Lithuania 2.3%Q3 2026
  20. 20 Estonia 2.2%Q3 2026
  21. 21 Finland 2.1%e (Estimated)Q3 2026
  22. 22 Netherlands 2.1%p (Provisional)Q3 2026
  23. 23 Greece 1.9%p (Provisional)Q2 2026
  24. 24 Croatia 1.7%p (Provisional)Q2 2026
  25. 25 Czechia 1.6%p (Provisional)Q3 2026
  26. 26 Norway 1.6%Q2 2026
  27. 27 Hungary 1.5%p (Provisional)Q3 2026
  28. 28 Luxembourg 1.3%p (Provisional)Q2 2026
  29. 29 Germany 1.2%p (Provisional)Q3 2026
  30. 30 Italy 0.8%Q3 2026
  31. 31 Belgium 0.7%p (Provisional)Q3 2026
  32. 32 Austria 0.6%Q3 2026
  33. 33 Slovakia 0.5%Q3 2026
  34. 34 Iceland 0.3%Q2 2026
  35. 35 Romania 0.3%p (Provisional)Q3 2026
  36. 36 France -0.1%Q3 2026
  37. European Union 1.5%Q3 2026
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