Quarterly GDP growth in European countries Q3 2023

Quarterly GDP growth was negative for both the European Union and the Euro currency area in quarter three of 2023. During this quarter, Malta was the European country which saw the greatest growth compared to the previous quarter, with the small Southern European country growing its output by 2.4 percent in quarter three. Estonia, on the other hand, saw the greatest contraction of its economy compared to quarter two, with the Baltic country seeing a negative growth rate of -1.3 percent.

Many of the larger economies in Europe also saw negative growth in this quarter, albeit with smaller declines - Germany, France, and the UK saw negative rates of -0.1 percent, while the Netherlands saw a decline of -0.3 percent. Italy saw a slow growth rate of 0.1 percent, while Spain, Switzerland and Turkey both grew by 0.3 percent. Poland was the fastest growing of Europe's larger economies in quarter three, however, with a rate of 1.5 percent.