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The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi placed the emirate’s real gross domestic product at Dh325.7 billion for the three months through September 2025, a 7.7 per cent rise from the same quarter a year earlier that represented the highest quarterly total on record. Non-oil activities advanced 7.6 per cent and accounted for 54 per cent of output with a value added of Dh175.6 billion, according to the centre’s preliminary estimates. Over the first nine months of 2025 the overall economy grew 5 per cent while non-oil output expanded 6.8 per cent on the back of broad sectoral gains.
Construction posted one of the strongest performances with 13.9 per cent growth, contributing Dh30.5 billion or 9.4 per cent of total GDP, the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi data showed. Real estate activity increased 13.1 per cent and added Dh12.1 billion, equivalent to 3.7 per cent of the economy, amid ongoing urban development projects. The financial and insurance sector grew 8.5 per cent to Dh21.3 billion, or 6.5 per cent of GDP.
Manufacturing generated Dh30.5 billion and represented 9.4 per cent of total output after a 2.4 per cent annual increase, the centre reported, supported by industrial expansion and logistics improvements. Transport and storage as well as electricity, gas and water supply each recorded double-digit growth, contributing Dh8.2 billion and Dh6.2 billion respectively. These results extended gains seen across multiple non-oil industries during the period.
Ahmed Al Zaabi, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, highlighted the consistency of recent performance. “Recording growth for 18 consecutive quarters, driven by robust performance of non-oil sectors, demonstrates the depth of our diversification framework and the credibility of our policy and regulatory approach in responding to evolving market trends,” Al Zaabi said. He noted that strong fundamentals and a globally competitive business environment continue to attract capital, talent and enterprises seeking scale and certainty.
Abdulla Alqemzi, director general of the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi, linked the expansion to investment inflows. “Abu Dhabi’s GDP performance reflects the emirate’s continued ability to attract sustained investment and support growth across key economic activities,” Alqemzi stated. He pointed to foreign investment that reached Dh1,075.8 billion, which the centre said helps expand productive capacity, strengthen non-oil activities and reinforce the emirate’s economic resilience.
Non-oil foreign trade in the first half of 2025 jumped 34.7 per cent to Dh195.4 billion, the Abu Dhabi Media Office reported citing customs data. In the preceding second quarter, GDP had risen 3.8 per cent to Dh306.3 billion with non-oil activity up 6.6 per cent to a then-record Dh174.1 billion, earlier Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi releases showed. Across the UAE as a whole, full-year 2025 GDP increased 6.2 per cent to Dh1.9 trillion while the non-oil economy expanded 6.8 per cent to Dh1.5 trillion, according to Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre figures.
