Construction keeps booming the UAE
UAE's real GDP grows 6.2% in 2025 compared to 2024
The state news agency says construction was the fastest-growing sector at 11.1%, followed by finance and insurance at 10.4%, real estate at 7.9%, and transport and storage at 7.8%.
Saturday 30/05/2026
Construction keeps booming the UAE
DUBAI - The UAE's real GDP grew 6.2% in 2025 from a year earlier to 1.9 trillion AED ($517.34 billion), with non-oil GDP rising 6.8% to 1.5 trillion AED ($408.43 billion), the state news agency said on Saturday, citing the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre.
* Construction was the fastest-growing sector at 11.1%, followed by finance and insurance at 10.4%, real estate at 7.9%, and transport and storage at 7.8%.
* Largest contributors to non-oil GDP were trade at 16.9%, finance and insurance at 13.2%, construction at 12.9%, and manufacturing at 12.8%.
* UAE Economy minister Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri said the national economy continues to deliver exceptional performance, with results reflecting the success of the country's economic vision in building a more diversified, sustainable and competitive development model, driven by accelerating non-oil activity.