With a Gross Domestic Product of over 4.3 trillion Euros, the German economy was by far the largest in Europe in 2024. The similarly sized economies of the United Kingdom and France were the second and third largest economies in Europe during this year, followed by Italy and Spain. The smallest economy in this statistic is that of the small Balkan nation of Montenegro, which had a GDP of 7.4 billion Euros. In this year, the combined GDP of the 27 member states that compose the European Union amounted to approximately 17.95 trillion Euros. The big five Germany’s economy has consistently had the largest economy in Europe since 1980, even before the reunification of West and East Germany. The United Kingdom, by contrast, has had mixed fortunes during the same period and had a smaller economy than Italy in the late 1980s. The UK also suffered more than the other major economies during the recession of the late 2000s, meaning the French economy was the second largest on the continent for some time afterward. The Spanish economy was continually the fifth-largest in Europe in this 38-year period, and from 2004 onwards, has been worth more than one trillion Euros. The smallest GDP, the highest economic growth in Europe Despite having the smallerst GDP of Europe, Montenegro emerged as the fastest growing economy in the continent, achieving an impressive annual growth rate of 4.5 percent, surpassing Turkey's growth rate of 4 percent. Overall,this Balkan nation has shown a remarkable economic recovery since the 2010 financial crisis, with its GDP projected to grow by 28.71 percent between 2024 and 2029. Contributing to this positive trend are successful tourism seasons in recent years, along with increased private consumption and rising imports. Europe's economic stagnation Malta, Albania, Iceland, and Croatia were among the countries reporting some of the highest growth rates this year. However, Europe's overall performance reflected a general slowdown in growth compared to the trend seen in 2021, during the post-pandemic recovery. Estonia experienced the sharpest negative growth in 2023, with its economy shrinking by 2.3% compared to 2022, primarily due to the negative impact of sanctions placed on its large neighbor, Russia. Other nations, including Sweden, Germany, and Finland, also recorded slight negative growth.

In 2024 the gross domestic product of the European Union amounted to approximately 17.9 trillion euros. GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country within a year. It is an important indicator of the economic strength of a country. The financial crisis and its aftermath The European Union is a union made up of 27 states located within and around Europe, including several of the world’s largest economies. Since its inception in 1993, the European Union has displayed the benefits of uniting several countries together, however have also showed possible consequences. The majority of European countries felt the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis and afterwards the Eurozone crisis, which has had a severe and continuous effect on the general European economy. Additionally, due to the close association between all the countries, several banks around different European countries were forced to shut down. A generally lower standard of life in the EU, particularly around 2009 during the prime of both economical disasters, led to doubt and uncertainty about the future of many European families and consumers. However, as the economic situation all around the world slowly improved, so did the outlook on the future for most consumers. Struggles around Europe resulted in a larger need to stimulate the economy, which was only possible by borrowing and spending more money. As a result, national debt soared. It was also necessary for more economically successful countries to help finance countries that were deep in the crisis, such as Greece.

This dataset provides values for GDP ANNUAL GROWTH RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The fastest growing economy in Europe in 2024 was Malta. The small Mediterranean country's gross domestic product grew at five percent in 2024, beating out Montenegro which had a growth rate of almost four percent and the Russian Federation which had a rate of 3.6 percent in the same year. Estonia was the country with the largest negative growth in 2024, as the Baltic country's economy shrank by 0.88 percent compared with 2023, largely as a result of the country's exposure to the economic effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent economic sanctions placed on Russia. Germany, Europe's largest economy, experience economic stagnation with a growth of 0.1 percent. Overall, the EU (which contains 27 European countries) registered a growth rate of one percent and the Eurozone (which contains 20) grew by 0.8 percent.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) In the Euro Area was worth 16406.13 billion US dollars in 2024, according to official data from the World Bank. The GDP value of Euro Area represents 14.74 percent of the world economy. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area GDP - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The European Union is comprised of 27 member states with economies of varying sizes. In 2024, Germany, France, and Italy made up over half of the European economy's output. Roughly another quarter of the union's GDP was made up by the next five largest economies, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and Belgium. The remaining 19 member states make up the rest of the EU's GDP, with around 20 percent collectively.

Full Year GDP Growth in European Union increased to 1 percent in 2024 from 0.40 percent in 2023. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for European Union Full Year GDP Growth.

The economy of the European Union is set to grow by *** percent in 2026, according to forecasts by the European Commission. This marks a significant slowdown compared to previous years, when the EU member states grew quickly in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic. ***** is the country which is forecasted to grow the most in 2026, with an annual growth rate of **** percent. Many of Europe's largest economies, on the other hand, are set to experiencing slow growth or stagnation, with Germany, France, and Italy growing below *** percent.

Europe Creator Economy Market valued at US$ 32.84 Bn in 2025, is anticipated to reaching US$ 157.27 Bn by 2032, with a steady annual growth rate of 25.1%.

Key information about European Union Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

• European Union Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 1.750 % in Jun 2025
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.846 % for Mar 2025
• EU Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 1.705 % from Dec 1999 to Jun 2025, with 103 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 3.696 % in Sep 2000 and a record low of 1.423 % in Sep 2009
• EU Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. European Central Bank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in EUR. Eurostat provides Nominal GDP in EUR. Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP covers Euro Area 19 only.

Europe Creator Economy Market is estimated to reach USD 112.4 Bn By 2034, Strong 22.9% CAGR, highlighting opportunities for investment.

This statistic shows gross domestic product (GDP) of the European Union from 2020 to 2030 in billion international dollars. In 2024, the EU's GDP amounted to about 19.41 trillion U.S. dollars. Brexit and the economy of the European Union The European Union is still recovering from the crisis in 2008, but it is by no means making an impressive comeback and 2016 has not started out on the right foot either. Total GDP of the European Union staggered in 2012 and even moreso in 2015. Recent events are also bound to reduce consumer confidence and drag down growth. The year began with the economic slowdown in China and has continued on with the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union. The long term effects this decision is expected to have have an overall negative effect on GDP growth within the European Union. However, the effects will likely hit the UK and Ireland more so. By 2030, it is expected that the GDP growth of the European Union will be negative at around minus 0.36 percent. Even considering an optimistic scenario, GDP of the UK is expected to decrease by 2.72 percent by 2030, as well - a pessimistic forecast even reducing GDP growth to a 7.7 percent decrease. Yet, it is still too early to tell how Brexit will play out in reality, but it will almost certainly impact current future projections of GDP growth in the European Union and the Euro Area.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) In the Euro Area expanded 1.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. This dataset provides - Euro Area GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

National accounts are a coherent and consistent set of macroeconomic indicators, which provide an overall picture of the economic situation and are widely used for economic analysis and forecasting, policy design and policy making.

Annual national accounts are compiled in accordance with the European System of Accounts - ESA 2010 as defined in Annex B of the Council Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013, amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2023/734 of 15 March 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is one of the key aggregates in the European system of accounts (ESA). GDP is a measure of the total economic activity taking place on an economic territory which leads to output meeting the final demands of the economy.

There are three ways of measuring GDP at market prices:

1. the production approach, as the sum of the values added by all activities which produce goods and services, plus taxes less subsidies on products;
2. the expenditure approach, as the total of all final expenditures made in either consuming the final output of the economy, or in adding to wealth, plus exports less imports of goods and services;
3. the income approach, as the total of all incomes earned in the process of producing goods and services plus taxes on production and imports less subsidies.

Data published in the following tables reflect these 3 approaches.

Breakdowns provided are based on the ESA Transmission Programme, which list all tables requested from the countries.

The annual tables under this collection are the following:

• nama_10_gdp GDP and main components (output, expenditure and income)
• nama_10_pc Main GDP aggregates per capita
• nama_10_a10 Gross value added and income components by A*10 industry
• nama_10_a64 Gross value added and income components by A*64 industry

Geographical entities covered are the European Union, the euro area, EU Member States, EFTA countries and Candidate Countries. Data from other countries (e.g. US, Japan and other countries) are received via the OECD and IMF and published in Eurobase in the naid_10 collection.

Data sources: National Statistical Institutes, Eurostat (for European aggregates).

In Europe Creator Economy Market is projected to grow from USD 38.5 billion in 2025 to USD 112.7 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 19.7%

The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 147715 sq. km. The highest value was in France: 538950 sq. km and the lowest value was in Malta: 320 sq. km. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Total number of agricultural holdings according to their economic output (Standard Output). The standard output is the average monetary value of the agricultural output at farm-gate price, in euro per hectare or per head of livestock. Information is based on censuses and sample surveys.

Key information about European Union Tourism Revenue Growth

• European Union Tourism Revenue grew 0.1 % YoY in Dec 2019, compared with an increase of 9.1 % YoY in the previous year
• European Union Tourism Revenue Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2000 to Dec 2019
• The data reached an all-time high of 16.3 % in Dec 2003 and a record low of -13.5 % in Dec 2009

CEIC calculates annual Tourism Revenue Growth from annual Tourism Revenue. The World Bank provides Tourism Revenue in USD.

Permanent crops: number of farms and areas by economic size of farm (SO in Euro) and size of permanent crop area

The average for 2023 based on 188 countries was 0.53 percent. The highest value was in the USA: 26.3 percent and the lowest value was in Andorra: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.