ABU DHABI, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Sunday that the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 455 billion dirhams (about 123.9 billion U.S. dollars) compared with the same period in 2024.
According to a statement by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center, the non-oil GDP expanded by 5.3 percent to 352 billion dirhams, pushing its contribution to a record high of 77.3 percent of the total real GDP.
Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, minister of economy and tourism, said the results reflect the strength and resilience of the national economy.
The report detailed that the manufacturing sector led all economic activities in terms of growth, registering a 7.7 percent increase, followed by finance, insurance, and construction sectors, each growing by 7 percent.
Real estate activities grew by 6.6 percent, while trade activities recorded a 3 percent increase during the first quarter. ■