Ireland reported a 12.3% increase in GDP in 2025, according to Eurostat data, the largest year-on-year increase in Europe.
Other countries to report a notable increase in GDP for the year included Malta (+4.0%), Cyprus (+3.8%), Poland (+3.6%) and Croatia (+3.2%).
At the other end of the scale, the smallest increases in GDP were recorded in Germany (+0.2%), Finland (+0.2%) and Hungary (+0.4%). No EU countries reported a decline in GDP last year, Eurostat‘s data showed.
Across the European Union, GDP rose by 1.5% in 2025, compared to a 1.1% increase the previous year.
In terms of some of Europe’s largest economies, meanwhile, Spain reported a 2.8% increase in GDP last year, while France reported a 0.8% increase, and Italy reported a 0.5% increase.
The data forms part of Eurostat’s latest release on national accounts and the main components of economic output across the EU. Read more here.
| Country | GDP Growth (%) |
|---|---|
| Ireland | 12.3 |
| Malta | 4.0 |
| Cyprus | 3.8 |
| Poland | 3.6 |
| Croatia | 3.2 |
| Bulgaria | 3.1 |
| Denmark | 2.9 |
| Lithuania | 2.9 |
| Spain | 2.8 |
| Czechia | 2.5 |
| Greece | 2.1 |
| Latvia | 2.1 |
| Netherlands | 1.9 |
| Portugal | 1.9 |
| Sweden | 1.5 |
| Slovenia | 1.1 |
| Belgium | 1.0 |
| France | 0.8 |
| Slovakia | 0.8 |
| Romania | 0.7 |
| Estonia | 0.6 |
| Luxembourg | 0.6 |
| Austria | 0.6 |
| Italy | 0.5 |
| Hungary | 0.4 |
| Germany | 0.2 |
| Finland | 0.2 |
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