Abu Dhabi, UAE — The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) has announced that the emirate’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew to AED306.3 billion ($83.40bn) in the second quarter of 2025, marking a 3.8 percent increase compared with Q2 2024.
The non-oil economy expanded 6.6 percent year-on-year to AED174.1 billion — the highest quarterly value on record — and accounted for 56.8 percent of GDP for the first time in a second quarter.
In the first half of 2025, Abu Dhabi’s real GDP reached AED597.4 billion, up 3.63 percent from the same period in 2024. Non-oil activities rose even faster, growing 6.37 percent to AED337.6 billion.
Officials credited the performance to strategic diversification efforts and resilience across sectors including manufacturing, construction, finance, real estate, and ICT.
Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), said the results highlight the emirate’s role as a “dynamic economic hub guided by an ambitious vision, a multi-dimensional strategy, and detailed roadmaps to accelerate economic growth and diversification.”
Manufacturing remained the largest non-oil contributor at AED30.1 billion, construction surged 9.7 percent to AED30 billion, and finance and insurance rose 10.3 percent to AED21.8 billion. Real estate activities grew 10.2 percent to AED11.7 billion, while ICT reached a record AED8.6 billion.
Abdulla Gharib Alqemzi, Director-General of SCAD, said the consecutive records in Q1 and Q2 2025 “highlight not only economic strength, but also the effectiveness of policy planning grounded in high-quality data.”
