German economy grows for first time since 2022
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Bundesbank expects country to recover slowly from its multiyear recession

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Germany’s GDP hits US$ 5 trillion (€ 4,47 T) jn January 2026. (Bundesambt).

Germany eked out 0.2 per cent growth in 2025, as Europe’s largest economy slowly recovers from a multiyear recession.

The estimate is in line with the latest forecast from Germany’s central bank and marks the first annual GDP growth since 2022.

Economists hope that Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s debt-funded investment spree will result in a higher growth rate this year as the government forks out billions of additional euros on infrastructure and defence.