Continent ยท 22 economies ยท #3 by output

Europe

The euro area plus independent central banks from London to Ankara. Together these economies produced $30.2T in 2025 โ€” 27% of everything tracked here.

Combined GDP ยท 2025
$30.2T
$32.6T projected for 2026
GDP-weighted growth
1.5%
1.4% in 2026
Median inflation
3.2%
Latest reading per economy
Central banks ยท 739M people
3.75%
median policy rate ยท 6 cutting ยท 2 holding ยท 4 hiking
Map

Europe at a glance

Colors are binned within this continent.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
Germany
European Central Bank
GDP
$5.1T
Growth
0.2%
Inflation
2.9%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
United Kingdom
Bank of England
GDP
$4.0T
Growth
1.2%
Inflation
3.1%
Rate
3.75%
Cutting
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
France
European Central Bank
GDP
$3.4T
Growth
0.9%
Inflation
2.4%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ
Russia
Bank of Russia
GDP
$2.6T
Growth
1.0%
Inflation
6.3%
Rate
14.00%
Cutting
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Italy
European Central Bank
GDP
$2.6T
Growth
0.5%
Inflation
3.3%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ
Spain
European Central Bank
GDP
$1.9T
Growth
2.6%
Inflation
4.3%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท
Tรผrkiye
CBRT
GDP
$1.6T
Growth
3.7%
Inflation
31.5%
Rate
37.00%
Cutting
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Netherlands
European Central Bank
GDP
$1.3T
Growth
1.6%
Inflation
3.2%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Switzerland
Swiss National Bank
GDP
$1.1T
Growth
1.6%
Inflation
0.8%
Rate
0.00%
On hold
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Poland
National Bank of Poland
GDP
$1.0T
Growth
3.7%
Inflation
3.3%
Rate
3.75%
Cutting
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Belgium
European Central Bank
GDP
$725B
Growth
1.0%
Inflation
4.0%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Ireland
European Central Bank
GDP
$680B
Growth
8.0%
Inflation
3.4%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช
Sweden
Sveriges Riksbank
GDP
$677B
Growth
1.4%
Inflation
0.3%
Rate
1.75%
Cutting
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น
Austria
European Central Bank
GDP
$580B
Growth
0.8%
Inflation
3.2%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด
Norway
Norges Bank
GDP
$530B
Growth
1.1%
Inflation
3.3%
Rate
4.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ
Denmark
Danmarks Nationalbank
GDP
$471B
Growth
3.5%
Inflation
2.1%
Rate
2.10%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด
Romania
National Bank of Romania
GDP
$429B
Growth
0.7%
Inflation
6.2%
Rate
6.50%
On hold
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ
Czechia
Czech National Bank
GDP
$392B
Growth
2.6%
Inflation
1.9%
Rate
3.75%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น
Portugal
European Central Bank
GDP
$346B
Growth
1.9%
Inflation
3.3%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ
Finland
European Central Bank
GDP
$318B
Growth
0.8%
Inflation
2.1%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท
Greece
European Central Bank
GDP
$280B
Growth
2.1%
Inflation
3.8%
Rate
2.50%
Hiking
growth 2014โ€“2025
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ
Hungary
Magyar Nemzeti Bank
GDP
$247B
Growth
0.5%
Inflation
1.3%
Rate
5.50%
Cutting
growth 2014โ€“2025
Ranking

Largest economies

GDP, 2025, current US$

Ranking

Inflation

Latest consumer-price inflation, y/y

Growth

Real GDP growth, largest four

Annual %, 2010โ€“2031. Shaded years are IMF projections.

IMF projection-10%-5%0%5%20102012201420162018202020222024202620282030
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Russia
Share

Output mix

GDP by economy, 2025

  • Europe
Rates

Policy rates since 2019

Month-end, %. The four largest central banks on this continent.

0%10%20%30%40%50%20192020202120222023202420252026
  • Euro Area
  • United Kingdom
  • Russia
  • Tรผrkiye
Heatmap

Rate decisions, last 24 months

Each cell is one month. Blue = cut, red = hike, gray = hold.

Change vs prior month
  • Large cut
  • Cut
  • Small cut
  • Hold
  • Small hike
  • Hike
  • Large hike
Flowchart

Monetary transmission across Europe

Pick a central bank to see how its current stance travels through the economy.

  • Tightening impulse
Direct effect via expectations
How a hike travels through the economy

European Central Bank is tightening (policy rate 2.50%). Higher rates work through borrowing costs, asset prices, the currency and expectations to cool demand, and with it inflation. Hover a step to see how each channel works.

Scatter

Growth versus inflation

Europe highlighted against every tracked economy. Bubble size is GDP.

  • Europe
  • Others
0%2%5%10%20%0%2%4%6%8%2% targetReal GDP growth โ†’โ†‘ Inflation (log scale)GermanyUnited KingdomSpainSwitzerlandPolandBelgiumSwedenIrelandDenmarkCzechiaTรผrkiyeRussia

IMF WEO ยท BIS ยท per-capita GDP for the continent: $40.9K