{"id":105224,"date":"2025-07-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/abu-dhabis-gdp-grows-3-4-as-non-oil-sector-hits-record-share\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T00:00:00","slug":"abu-dhabis-gdp-grows-3-4-as-non-oil-sector-hits-record-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/07\/04\/abu-dhabis-gdp-grows-3-4-as-non-oil-sector-hits-record-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi's GDP grows 3.4% as non-oil sector hits record share"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abu Dhabi's GDP grew 3.4% y-o-y in 1Q 2025 to reach AED 291<\/strong> bn<\/strong>, compared to a 3.3% uptick in the same period last year<\/a>, according to data<\/a> from the Abu Dhabi Statistics Center. The non-oil economy grew 6.1% y-o-y to AED 163.6 bn, accounting for 56.2% of total GDP and marking an all-time high for 1Q results. Meanwhile, the oil sector\u2019s share contributed AED 127.4 bn.<\/p>\n

ICYMI- <\/strong>Abu Dhabi\u2019s economy expanded by <\/span>3.8% last year<\/a> to reach an all-time high of AED 1.2 tn, with the manufacturing and construction sectors leading the results.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the sector: <\/strong>Once again, the manufacturing sector led non-oil growth with AED 28.5 bn in value added during the quarter, representing 9.8% of total GDP and showing 5% y-o-y growth on the back of new industrial licenses and more developed production stages. The construction sector followed in a close second, with a 10.2% growth bringing it to AED 27.5 bn.<\/p>\n

Also recording growth<\/strong> was the financial and ins. sector, which was valued at AED 19.6 bn after expanding 9.1% y-o-y, bolstered by a 43% rise in registered financial institutions in the ADGM. Wholesale and retail trade expanded 3.6% to AED 16 bn, while professional services grew 10.3%, arts and entertainment grew 8.4%, transportation was up 7.5%, real estate by 6.7%, and healthcare expanded 5.2%. <\/p>\n

Projections for the year ahead:<\/strong> Fitch sees<\/a> Abu Dhabi\u2019s GDP growing 6.3% in 2025 and 4% for 2026, while the IMF sees<\/a> Abu Dhabi\u2019s economy growing at a faster pace than Dubai\u2019s this year, projecting 4.2% growth for the former and 3.3% for the latter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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