Eurostat Quarterly GDP — Volume Growth (Q/Q And Y/Y) And Current-Price Level, EU, Euro Area, EFTA And Candidate Countries, Seasonally Adjusted (1978–Present)
15,821 country-quarter observations of gross domestic product at market prices for 42 geographies (EU and euro-area aggregates, every EU member state, EFTA and candidate countries) in three units: chain-linked volume growth on the previous quarter, on the same quarter a year earlier, and the level in current-price million euro, seasonally and calendar adjusted, 1978 to 2026, from the Eurostat dissemination API as of 2026-09-06. Long format with the original quarter in period and the first day of the quarter in date.
Use Cases
- European growth nowcasting
- Cross-country business-cycle comparison
- GDP denominators for ratios of other Eurostat series
Methodology
JSON-stat 2.0 dataset decoded into long format (geo, unit, period, value); null cells dropped.
Update Schedule
Static snapshot. Preliminary flash about 30 days after quarter end, revised estimates at 45 and 65 days; refresh weekly.
Attribution
Source: Eurostat, dataset namq_10_gdp; CC BY 4.0.
Schema
| name | type |
|---|---|
| geo | string |
| geo_label | string |
| unit | string |
| unit_label | string |
| period | string |
| date | date |
| value | number |
Sample Data
| geo | date | unit | value | period | geo_label | unit_label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 1996-04-01 | CLV_PCH_PRE | 0.4 | 1996-Q2 | Albania | Chain linked volumes, percentage change on previous period |
| AL | 1996-07-01 | CLV_PCH_PRE | 0.6 | 1996-Q3 | Albania | Chain linked volumes, percentage change on previous period |
| AL | 1996-10-01 | CLV_PCH_PRE | -0.1 | 1996-Q4 | Albania | Chain linked volumes, percentage change on previous period |
| AL | 1997-01-01 | CLV_PCH_PRE | -14.4 | 1997-Q1 | Albania | Chain linked volumes, percentage change on previous period |
| AL | 1997-04-01 | CLV_PCH_PRE | 1.4 | 1997-Q2 | Albania | Chain linked volumes, percentage change on previous period |
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