Germany GDP

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Source: Destatis
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Frequency: Monthly
Next Release(s): April 30th, 2026 2:00 AM

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Germany’s GDP growth in Q4 2025 was confirmed at +0.3% QoQ and +0.6% YoY in the final estimate, a modest expansion to end an uneven year.
- Final consumption expenditure increased +0.7% QoQ, with government +1.1% and households +0.5%, indicating domestic demand drove quarterly growth.
- Gross fixed capital formation in construction rose +1.6% QoQ and machinery and equipment +0.1% QoQ, showing continued but moderating investment support.
- Exports fell -0.6% QoQ while imports declined -0.3% QoQ, meaning foreign trade again provided no positive contribution to growth.
- On a YoY basis, consumption rose +1.6% (households +1.8%, government +1.3%) and construction investment +0.9%, confirming stronger domestic activity compared with 2024.
- Goods exports increased +2.0% YoY and total exports +1.6% YoY, but imports jumped +4.0% YoY (goods +6.4%), indicating rising import demand relative to exports.
- Gross value added grew +0.4% QoQ, led by construction +1.7% and services improvements, while manufacturing was flat QoQ but +0.7% YoY.
- Employment fell -0.1% YoY but hours worked rose +0.7% YoY, leaving productivity per hour unchanged (0.0% YoY).
- Household consumption rose +4.4% YoY versus income +3.3% YoY, reducing the savings ratio to 9.4% (from 10.4%).
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Germany’s GDP rose +0.3% QoQ (vs +0.2% QoQ expected) and +0.4% YoY in Q4 2025, reflecting modest late-year economic expansion.
- Price-adjusted GDP increased +0.3% QoQ in Q4 (seasonally and calendar adjusted), indicating a moderate pickup from Q3.
- On a YoY basis, GDP was +0.6% higher than Q4 2024 (price adjusted), showing slightly stronger activity than a year earlier.
- After price and calendar adjustment, YoY growth was +0.4%, reflecting the impact of additional working days in the quarter.
- Household and government final consumption expenditures were cited as key contributors to the quarterly increase, pointing to domestic demand supporting growth.
- For full-year 2025, price-adjusted GDP rose +0.2% YoY (or +0.3% after price and calendar adjustment), confirming the initial annual estimate.
- Revisions lifted unadjusted quarterly GDP growth by +0.1 ppt in both Q1 and Q2 2025, while Q3 remained unchanged, indicating slightly stronger early-year momentum than previously reported.
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German GDP growth in Q3 2025 was confirmed at 0.0% QoQ and 0.3% YoY in the 2nd estimate, reflecting a flat overall economy as weak exports offset slight gains in investment and services.
- Gross fixed capital formation rose +0.3% QoQ, supported by a +1.1% increase in machinery and equipment investment, while construction investment fell -0.5%, indicating another soft quarter for building activity.
- Household consumption declined -0.3% QoQ, its first drop since late 2023, driven by lower spending on food services and accommodation, while government consumption increased +0.8%.
- Exports fell -0.7% QoQ, with goods exports down -0.1% and services exports down -2.6%; imports were flat overall, with goods imports up +0.9% and services imports down -1.9%.
- Gross value added increased +0.1% QoQ, as manufacturing (-0.9%) and construction (-0.6%) contracted again, while information and communication (+0.8%) and trade, transport, accommodation and food services (+0.7%) posted gains.
- On a YoY basis, household consumption was up +1.1% and government consumption up +1.7%, while machinery and equipment investment fell -1.0% and construction investment declined -0.7%.
- Exports were essentially flat YoY (-0.1%), while imports rose sharply (+3.4%), led by goods imports (+5.4%), consistent with earlier quarterly trade patterns.
- Employment was stable YoY (0.0%), with unchanged average hours worked, and labor productivity per hour rose +0.3%.
- At current prices, household consumption rose +3.4% YoY while household income grew +2.6%, pushing the savings ratio down to 9.6% (from 10.4% a year earlier).
- Compared internationally, Germany’s 0.0% QoQ growth lagged Spain (+0.6%), France (+0.5%) and the EU overall (+0.3%), matching only Italy (0.0%).
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Germany’s GDP was flat (0.0% QoQ vs 0.0% QoQ expected) in Q3 2025 after a revised -0.2% QoQ (from -0.3% QoQ) decline in Q2, reflecting continued sluggish momentum at the start of the second half of the year.
- GDP was unchanged QoQ after seasonal and calendar adjustment, showing stabilization following contraction in the prior quarter (previously -0.3% QoQ).
- On a YoY basis, GDP rose +0.3% (price-adjusted), with the same rate observed after calendar adjustment.
- Gross fixed capital formation in machinery and equipment increased, providing the main positive contribution to activity.
- Exports declined compared with the previous quarter, offsetting some domestic demand gains.
- The Federal Statistical Office revised Q2 2025 GDP slightly upward to -0.2% QoQ from -0.3%, based on updated statistical information.
- Overall, the data indicate that the German economy remained stagnant in Q3 after two quarters of weak performance.
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Germany’s GDP contracted -0.3% QoQ in Q2 2025 (revised down from -0.1% prelim) and was down -0.2% YoY (but +0.2% YoY calendar-adjusted), as weaker industrial production and construction offset modest consumption gains.
- Household consumption rose +0.1% QoQ and government consumption +0.8% QoQ, while gross fixed capital formation dropped -1.4% QoQ, led by machinery (-1.9%) and construction (-2.1%).
- Exports fell -0.1% QoQ, with goods down -0.6% and services up +1.4%; imports rose +1.6% QoQ, adding to the drag from net trade.
- Gross value added declined -0.2% QoQ, driven by construction (-3.7%) and manufacturing (-0.3%), while information & communication and business services both grew +0.5%.
- On a YoY basis, gross fixed capital formation fell -1.9%, exports dropped -2.4% (goods -3.6%), and imports rose +3.3%, while household consumption was up +1.2% and government consumption +2.1%.
- Employment was stable YoY (+0.0%), but hours worked declined -0.5%; labour productivity per hour worked rose +0.3%, though productivity per person fell -0.2%.
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Germany’s GDP fell -0.1% QoQ in Q2 2025, in line with expectations and well below the +0.3% QoQ increase in Q1, reflecting a slowdown after a strong start to the year.
- Q1 2025 GDP growth was revised down by -0.1 ppts to +0.3% QoQ, while Q4 2024 GDP growth saw a strong upward revision of 0.4 ppts to +0.2% QoQ.
- On a YoY basis, GDP was flat (0.0% YoY), but rose 0.4% YoY after calendar adjustment.
- Gross fixed capital formation in machinery, equipment, and construction declined QoQ.
- Household and government final consumption expenditures increased in the quarter.
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Germany’s GDP growth in Q1 2025 was revised up to 0.4% QoQ and 0.0% YoY in the final estimate from 0.2% QoQ and -0.2% YoY in the initial estimate.
- This quarterly growth rate is the strongest since Q2 2022 when GDP grew 0.6% QoQ.
- Final consumption increased 0.2% QoQ with household consumption up 0.5% QoQ offsetting a -0.3% QoQ decline in government consumption.
- Gross capital formation dropped -3.2% QoQ as inventory changes contributed -0.9 ppts. Gross fixed capital formation growth was positive, up 0.9% QoQ.
- With exports up 3.2% QoQ and imports up 1.1% QoQ, the net exports component made a positive contribution of 0.9 ppts that cancelled out the drop in inventories.
- Productivity growth in the quarter was positive, up 0.4% QoQ per employee and up 0.5% QoQ per hour worked, but on an annual basis, both measures of productivity were still negative, down -0.1% YoY and -0.5% YoY.
- The industries leading growth were manufacturing (+1.0% QoQ), trade, transport, accommodation and food services (+1.1% QoQ), and information and communication (+1.7% QoQ).
- Destatis: “Growth was slightly higher than predicted in the first estimate due to the surprisingly good economic development seen in March. In particular, output in manufacturing and exports registered stronger growth than initially assumed.”
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Germany’s GDP grew 0.2% QoQ in Q1 2025, recovering slightly from the -0.2% QoQ decline in Q4 2024 and meeting consensus expectations.
- On a YoY basis, GDP was down -0.2% in line with expectations. German GDP growth on a YoY basis has been negative for seven consecutive quarters.
- Growth in Q1 was supported by increases in household consumption and capital formation.
- No revisions were made to previously published quarterly GDP figures after incorporating updated statistical information.
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Germany’s GDP growth in Q4 2024 was confirmed at -0.2% QoQ and -0.2% YoY in the second estimate.
- The decline in growth was a result of a -2.2% QoQ drop in exports that was exacerbated by a 0.5% QoQ increase in imports. Net exports made a -1.2 ppt contribution to overall GDP growth.
- Household consumption increased just 0.1% QoQ and was outpaced by government consumption up 0.4% QoQ.
- Gross capital formation jumped 3.9% QoQ in Q4, the second strong quarterly reading in a row, lead by a 1.0% QoQ increase in construction GFCF and an inventory build that added 0.8 ppts to GDP.
- Productivity saw another decline in Q4 as GDP per hour worked fell -0.5% QoQ after declines of -0.6% QoQ in Q2 and -0.1% QoQ in Q3
- Excluding trade and inventories, GDP growth was +0.2% QoQ.
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German GDP growth was -0.2% QoQ and -0.2% YoY, a worse-than-expected decline below the projections of -0.1% QoQ and 0.0% YoY, despite household and government consumption increases. Exports were significantly lower. The Q4 results confirm another annual GDP decline of -0.2% in 2024, slightly worse than the -0.1% in 2023.

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