Lithuania reported a 1.7% increase in GDP in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the previous period, the highest quarter-on-quarter increase in the EU, new data from Eurostat has found.
Other countries to report a positive quarter-on-quarter increase in GDP included Spain (+0.8% compared to the previous quarter), Portugal (+0.8%) and Finland (+0.6%).
Ireland was the only EU member state to report a quarter-on-quarter decline in the EU in the final quarter of last year, however on a year-on-year basis, GDP was up 6.7%, well ahead of other countries.
GDP increase in the EU
At EU level, seasonally-adjusted GDP rose by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the previous period, with the euro area recording a similar percentage-point increase.
Compared with the same period a year earlier, GDP rose by 1.4% in the EU and by 1.3% in the euro area, indicating a slight slowdown on the previous quarter, Eurostat noted. Read more here.
Growth Rates of GDP in Volume – Q4 2025
| Country / Area | Percentage change vs previous quarter, Q4 2025 (%) |
|---|---|
| EU | 0.3 |
| Belgium | 0.2 |
| Czechia | 0.5 |
| Germany | 0.3 |
| Estonia | 0.0 |
| Ireland | -0.6 |
| Spain | 0.8 |
| France | 0.2 |
| Italy | 0.3 |
| Lithuania | 1.7 |
| Hungary | 0.2 |
| Netherlands | 0.5 |
| Austria | 0.2 |
| Portugal | 0.8 |
| Finland | 0.6 |
| Sweden | 0.2 |
