Berlin, Germany. Germany’s economy expanded by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2025 as domestic demand and construction investment supported growth, the federal statistics office said on Wednesday. The office confirmed its preliminary data.
Quarterly and annual growth
Gross domestic product (GDP), adjusted for price, seasonal and calendar variations, rose 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2025. Destatis said the year was marked by “economic ups and downs” that resulted in total annual growth of 0.2%, or 0.3% when calendar-adjusted.
Drivers of growth
“The positive development was primarily driven by household and government final consumption expenditure,” said Ruth Brand, President of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). She added there was also a substantial increase.
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