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UAE GDP hits Dh455bn in first quarter as non-oil

economy breaks another record

Non-oil GDP posted a 5.3% growth, reaching Dh352bn

Salim A. Essaid
September 07, 2025

The UAE’s economy maintained strong momentum in the first quarter of 2025, with real gross

domestic product rising 3.9 per cent year-on-year to Dh455 billion, according to preliminary estimates
released by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC).

Non-oil GDP posted 5.3 per cent growth, reaching Dh352 billion, while oil-related activities accounted
for 22.7 per cent of GDP.

The UAE broke another record in non-oil economic activities that contributed 77.3 per cent of total real
GDP as the country continues to diversify its economy.

Non-oil contributions to GDP stood at 71.3 per cent in 2020 and have gradually increased over the
past five years.

The figures highlight the “strength and resilience of the national economy and its ability to continue its

exceptional growth journey”, Abdullah bin Touq, Minister of Economy and Tourism, said in a Wam
report on Sunday.

He noted that the performance reflects “the confidence of investors and the international community in
the UAE’s business and investment environment, which has become a global model for adopting
advanced economic policies and developing a legislative infrastructure that stimulates growth”.

The minister added that the milestone non-oil contribution affirms the UAE’s success in implementing

its diversification strategy, aligned with the We the UAE 2031 vision, which aims to raise the country’s
GDP to Dh3 trillion by the next decade.

Hanan Mansour Ahli, director of the FCSC, said that the results confirm the efficiency of the UAE’s
economic model and the government’s success in developing sectors on a sustainable basis. She
said the non-oil growth rate of more than 5 per cent reflects the UAE’s push to build a knowledge –
and innovation-driven economy that empowers businesses and entrepreneurs.

Manufacturing emerged as the fastest-growing sector in the first quarter of 2025, expanding 7.7 per
cent compared with the same period last year. The finance and insurance and construction sectors

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