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9/12/25, 4:01 PM UAE GDP grows 3.9% to $124bn in Q1 2025 as non-oil economy hits record 77.3 per cent share - Arabian Business: Latest News …

Hanan Mansoor Ahli, Director of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre,
said the Q1 performance demonstrates the effectiveness of the UAE’s economic model.

She said: “The UAE’s GDP growth in the first quarter of 2025 highlights the efficiency of

the country’s economic model and demonstrates the government’s success in
implementing the leadership’s directives to develop economic sectors on sustainable

foundations, while strengthening diversification efforts to ensure continued GDP growth

and long-term economic development.”

She added that the non-oil GDP’s 5 per cent growth reflects the UAE’s focus on building a
technology-driven, diversified economy that enables businesses and innovators to

transform ideas into successful ventures.

Fastest-growing sectors

Manufacturing: up 7.7 per cent in Q1 2025

Finance and insurance: up 7 per cent
Construction: up 7 per cent

Real estate activities: up 6.6 per cent

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