The US has enjoyed dramatically larger economic growth so far this year than most other large developed countries in the world, economic data shows. US gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 2% in the first quarter, compared to the previous water, Bureau of Economic Statistics Data released last week showed. Compare that to the Group of Seven (G7) bloc of countries — which has a projected economic growth of 1.1% over the same period. America’s GDP grew by 2% in the first quarter of 2026, showing signs of healing from last fall’s government shutdown. AP And the US figure is blowing away the meager 0.1% growth reported in the EU . Germany — Europe’s largest economy — clocked a 0.3% growth rate. France was dead flat — 0% growth, while Italy reported 0.2%.…