Graphic A: Closing the gap with the US would require the EU to double its growth rate.

GDP [real, constant 2015 USD bn]

* The EU Baseline Forecast Scenario as well as the US Forecast include the decision of the German Bundestag to adapt the debt brake for defense expenditure and to implement a "special economic asset for infrastructure valued at 500 EUR bn". The scenarios assume that, starting in 2026, German federal spending increases accordingly

Source: Oxford Economics; Roland Berger