FX.co ★ Euro Area GDP Annual Growth Rate Revised Up

In the third quarter of 2025, the Eurozone economy witnessed a year-on-year growth of 1.4%, slightly surpassing the initial estimate of 1.3% and slightly trailing the 1.5% growth rate recorded in the second quarter. Among the major economies, Spain led with an expansion of 2.8%, down from 3.1% in Q2. It was followed by the Netherlands at 1.6% (compared to 1.7% in Q2), and France, which rose to 0.9% from 0.7%. Both Italy and Germany maintained steady growth rates at 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively. In a notable performance, Ireland's economy surged by 12.3%, although this was lower than the previous 18% increase. Other countries displaying accelerated growth included Belgium (1.1% up from 1%), Estonia (0.9% up from 0.5%), Austria (0.6% compared to 0.5%), Portugal (2.4% compared to 1.8%), Slovenia (1.6% compared to 0.9%), and Slovakia (0.9% compared to 0.7%). Cyprus experienced a consistent GDP growth of 3.6%, matching its performance in Q2. Conversely, Lithuania's growth decelerated to 1.9% from 3.2%, and Finland's GDP contracted by 0.9%, following a stagnant performance in Q2. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, the Eurozone's economic expansion was 0.2%, an improvement from the 0.1% growth recorded in Q2 and consistent with the first estimate.