Despite the trade war, the euro zone achieves growth of 1.5% in 2025

Growth figures in the euro area

confirm the preliminary figures published by the Statistics Office "Eurostat" Friday: Gradual recovery in the Eurozone, after growth declined to 0.4% in 2023, before rising slightly to 0.9% the following year.

The growth rate recorded in 2025 exceeded the expectations of the economists I consulted. "Bloomberg" They expected annual growth of 1.4%, which was also higher than the expectations of the European Commission (1.3%).

The trend is the same in the European Union as a whole, with growth reaching 1.6% in 2025, thanks to solid progress recorded in the last quarter (+0.4% compared to the previous quarter and +1.4% relative to the last three months of 2024).

This performance reflects this performance. More dynamic economic activity than expected at the end of the year.

Euro Zone

Countries in the Euro Zone on Friday published their gross domestic product (GDP) numbers that were higher than expected in the last quarter.

What was reflected was an increase of 0.3% in the region’s gross domestic product in the last quarter of 2025 compared to the third quarter of the year and an advance of 1.3% compared to the previous year, according to "Eurostat"

Economic activity witnessed many disturbances last year due to the trade war that Trump sparked after his return to the White House in January 2025.

A trade agreement was reached between Brussels and Washington in the summer, which allowed the situation to calm between the two parties, even if the European Union was forced to accept 15% duties on its exports to the United States.