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.