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Date: April 29, 2025 Government deficit: 16 EU member states do not exceed 3% of GDP

The EU Stability and Growth Pact stipulates that Eurozone members must adhere to certain rules and ensure budgetary discipline. The annual government deficit is not to exceed 3% of the gross domestic product. The public debt must not exceed 60% of GDP.

Date: May 6, 2025 Economy and finance

Current Eurostat statistics on gross domestic product (GDP), GDP growth rate, inflation rate, general government deficit/surplus and general government gross debt in the EU countries.

Date: April 5, 2022 European Union: Consumer prices

The consumer price index, which is harmonised within the EU (including the inflation rate) plays an important role in the assessment of overall economic development.

Date: November 20, 2020 Economic growth in the EU

GDP is the most important economic indicator and is indicative of a country's economic situation. It measures the economic performance of a country over a given period. This page offers access to the most recent quarterly data for EU countries.

Press release No. N 011 of 23 February 2023 Most energy products cost significantly more than before Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February had a decisive impact on energy prices in Germany in the course of 2022. Although the trend had finally been downward, producer prices of energy were 32.9% higher in January 2023 than in January 2022, …

Press release No. N 057 of 12 September 2022 Petrol and diesel fuel cost more in Germany again than in all neighbouring EU countries

As the fuel discount ended, motor fuel prices in Germany went up once more, with filling stations in Germany again charging more for petrol and diesel fuel recently than the petrol stations in all EU countries neighbouring Germany. Drivers in Germany …

Press release No. N 039 of 27 June 2022 Petrol and diesel fuel currently more expensive in most countries neighbouring Germany

Petrol and diesel fuel cost less at German petrol stations recently than in most of the countries neighbouring Germany, or roughly the same, although motor fuel prices had been rising again after the “fuel discount” was introduced on 1 June 2022. …

Press release No. N014 of 17 March 2022 On the way out of the Covid crisis: comparison between German and European economies

The continuing Covid pandemic and the delivery and material bottlenecks involved have had a stronger impact on the German economy than on the economic development of most of the other Member States of the European Union (EU). The price, seasonally …