Eurozone GDP Growth Slows to 0.8% in Q1 2026; Cyprus, Bulgaria, Spain Lead – IndexBox

Eurozone GDP Growth Slows to 0.8% in Q1 2026; Cyprus, Bulgaria, Spain Lead – IndexBox

Eurozone GDP expanded just 0.8% year-on-year in Q1 2026, a sharp slowdown from 1.3% in Q4 2025. Cyprus (3.0%), Bulgaria (2.9%), and Spain (2.7%) grew more than three times the bloc’s average. The EU recorded 1.0% annual growth, lagging the US (2.7%). Cyprus faces tourism headwinds from Middle East tensions, Bulgaria sees inflation surge to 6.2%, Spain matches US growth but struggles with productivity and high public debt.

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