Economic growth is patchy across industrialised countries with less than half recording a lift in the final quarter of 2025.
Figures released by the OECD show that seven of the 24 countries surveyed in the quarter had lower growth than the previous quarter and five experienced a contraction in their economies.
Ten recorded an increase in Gross Domestic Product and two were unchanged.
The results meant overall GDP growth in the OECD slowed marginally to 0.3 percent in Q4 2025, down from 0.4 percent in the previous quarter.
“Initial annual estimates indicate that OECD GDP growth increased to 1.7 percent in 2025, compared with 1.2 percent in 2024 and 1.1 percent in 2023,” the OECD quarterly economic growth report said.
“Among the 24 OECD countries for which data was available, growth slowed in 12 countries and accelerated in 12 countries in 2025, with Ireland recording the highest annual growth in 2025 (12.6 percent).
“In contrast to the previous year, when seven countries recorded a contraction in GDP, all OECD countries for which data was available recorded positive growth in 2025.”
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