Malta Registers Second Highest GDP Growth Across Euro Zone And EU28 In Q2 2015

According to a second estimate released by Eurostat, the seasonally adjusted GDP in the second quarter of 2015 rose by 0.4% across the euro zone and the EU28 over the first quarter of 2015. Malta's GDP went up by 1.1% along this year's second quarter, being the second highest in the EU.

Compared with the second quarter of 2014, the seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 1.5% and 1.9% in the euro zone and within the EU 28 respectively, while during the first quarter of 2015 the GDP went up by 1.2% and 1.7% across the same areas respectively.

All EU member states registered an increase in GDP, except for France, where the situation remained stable. Latvia registered the highest increase – 1.2%, followed by Malta with 1.1%, Czech Republic, Spain and Sweden (1.0%), Greece and Poland (0.9%), Slovakia (0.8%), Estonia, Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia and the UK with 0.7%. The Netherlands, Austria and Romania registered the lowest growth at 0.1%.