Denmark reported the biggest quarter-on-quarter increase in GDP in the EU in the second quarter of 2025, with a 1.3% gain, new data from Eurostat has found.
According to the data, other countries to report a notable increase in GDP compared to Q1 2025 included Croatia (+1.2%), Romania (+1.2%), Bulgaria (+0.9%) and Poland (+0.8%).
Decreases were recorded in three EU countries, including Finland (-0.4%), Germany (-0.3%), and Italy (-0.1%).
GDP performance at EU level
Seasonally-adjusted GDP rose by 0.2% in the EU in the second quarter, compared to the previous quarter, Eurostat‘s data showed, while in the euro area, GDP rose by 0.1%.
This compares to a 0.5% quarter-on-quarter gain in Q1 2025 across the EU, and a 0.6% increase in the euro area.
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, meanwhile, seasonally-adjusted GDP rose by 1.6% in the EU, and by 1.5% in the euro area.
Looking at the different components of GDP, household final consumption expenditure grew by 0.1% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU, compared with 0.3% growth in both during the previous quarter. Government final consumption expenditure rose by 0.5% in the euro area and 0.7% in the EU, following small declines in the previous quarter. Read more here.
GDP by EU Member State – Q2 2025 (million euro)
| Country | GDP (million €) |
|---|---|
| Germany | 1,092,170.0 |
| France | 740,595.3 |
| Italy | 554,650.3 |
| Spain | 423,039.0 |
| Netherlands | 299,311.0 |
| Poland | 217,599.6 |
| Ireland | 159,683.1 |
| Belgium | 159,666.9 |
| Sweden | 150,484.6 |
| Austria | 123,516.3 |
| Denmark | 100,403.3 |
| Romania | 89,534.4 |
| Czechia | 86,241.3 |
| Portugal | 75,099.7 |
| Finland | 70,223.0 |
| Greece | 62,086.2 |
| Hungary | 54,138.3 |
| Slovakia | 34,488.3 |
| Bulgaria | 26,773.6 |
| Croatia | 22,997.7 |
| Luxembourg | 22,026.6 |
| Lithuania | 20,532.5 |
| Slovenia | 17,567.9 |
| Latvia | 10,539.8 |
| Estonia | 10,453.1 |
| Cyprus | 8,789.5 |
| Malta | 6,106.8 |
