Market Update: We break down the business implications, market impact, and expert insights related to Market Update: GDP Reaches Dh1.4 Trillion with 5.1% Growth in 2025 – Full Analysis.
Data released by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre showed GDP grew 5.1% year on year during the period, reflecting sustained economic momentum despite shifting global conditions.
Non-oil activities remained the primary growth driver, expanding 6.1% to exceed Dh1 trillion, reinforcing the country’s progress toward building a diversified economic structure.
Non-oil sectors lead growth
Financial and insurance activities recorded the strongest expansion at 9%, followed by construction at 8.7%, real estate at 7.9%, and manufacturing at 6.9%.
Wholesale and retail trade remained the largest contributor to non-oil output, accounting for 16.1% of the sector, while manufacturing contributed 13.9%. Financial services and construction followed with shares of 13.5% and 11.9% respectively.
The broad distribution of growth across sectors reflects structural resilience and sustained domestic demand supported by investment, infrastructure development and private sector expansion.
Nivetha Dayanand is Assistant Business Editor at Gulf News, where she spends her days unpacking money, markets, aviation, and the big shifts shaping life in the Gulf. Before returning to Gulf News, she launched Finance Middle East, complete with a podcast and video series.
Her reporting has taken her from breaking spot news to long-form features and high-profile interviews. Nivetha has interviewed Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud, Indian ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and N. Chandrababu Naidu, IMF’s Jihad Azour, and a long list of CEOs, regulators, and founders who are reshaping the region’s economy.
An Erasmus Mundus journalism alum, Nivetha has shared classrooms and newsrooms with journalists from more than 40 countries, which probably explains her weakness for data, context, and a good follow-up question.
When she is away from her keyboard (AFK), you are most likely to find her at the gym with an Eminem playlist, bingeing One Piece, or exploring games on her PS5.