Eurostat data do not include information about several countries, among which Ireland, Greece, Slovenia and Luxembourg.
Hungary reported the highest annual GDP growth in the EU, of 5.2%, being followed by Romania (5.1%) and Poland (4.6%).
Slovakia, Cyprus and Bulgaria also reported significant GDP growths, of 3.8%, 3.5% and 3.4%, respectively.
Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.5% in the EU28 during the first quarter of 2019, compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate by Eurostat. In the fourth quarter of 2018, GDP had grown by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU28.
Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU28 in the first quarter of 2019, after also +1.2% and +1.5% respectively in the fourth quarter 2018.