According to estimates published by Eurostat, seasonally adjusted GDP rose by +0.2% in both the euro area and the EU in Q4 2025, following stronger growth in Q3 of +0.3% and +0.4% respectively.
For 2025 as a whole, GDP increased by +1.4% in the euro area and +1.5% in the EU, marking an improvement on 2024, when growth stood at +0.9% and +1.1%. On an annual basis, GDP in Q4 2025 was +1.2% higher in the euro area and +1.4% higher in the EU compared with the same quarter a year earlier, easing from growth rates of +1.4% and +1.7% in Q3.
The report notes that the United States GDP rose by +0.1% quarter-on-quarter in Q4 2025, slowing sharply from +1.1% growth in Q3. Year-on-year, the US economy expanded by +2.0%, down from +2.3% in the previous quarter.
Only 4 of the 27 EU Member States recorded a quarter-on-quarter decline in GDP; these were Ireland (-3.8%, but this is notoriously volatile given the influence of multi-national company headquarters located there), Romania (-1.8%), Estonia (-0.1%) and Luxembourg (-0.1%). Romania is technically in a recession, having recorded two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
Looking back over 4 quarters – effectively an annualized growth rate – only Romania (-1.4%) reported a fall in GDP. The strongest growth by this measure was in Malta (+6.4%), followed by Cyprus (+4.5%). You can get the Eurostat figures from their website at https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Quarterly_national_accounts_-_GDP_and_employment or request it from MTA.