The Abu Dhabi economy recorded sturdy progress within the second quarter of 2025, with actual GDP reaching AED 306.3bn ($83.4bn), up 3.8 per cent year-on-year.
Non-oil exercise rose 6.6 per cent to AED 174.1bn ($47.4bn), its highest-ever second-quarter worth and accounting for 56.8 per cent of complete GDP.
The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) reported that within the first half of 2025, Abu Dhabi’s economic system maintained sturdy momentum, with GDP reaching AED597.4bn ($162.7bn), a rise of three.63 per cent in contrast with H1 2024.
Abu Dhabi economic system
Non-oil sectors grew even quicker, increasing 6.37 per cent year-on-year to AED 337.6bn ($91.9bn).
This efficiency underscores the emirate’s sustained diversification technique, the rising weight of non-oil industries, and the resilience of Abu Dhabi’s financial mannequin.
Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Division of Financial Improvement (ADDED), mentioned: “The constant progress of Abu Dhabi’s GDP over the previous few years underscores the emirate’s place as a dynamic financial hub guided by an formidable imaginative and prescient, a multi-dimensional technique, and detailed roadmaps to speed up financial progress and diversification.
“Our non-oil sectors, which accounted for 56.8 per cent of GDP and achieved a 6.6 per cent annual progress in Q2-2025 pushed by key sectors corresponding to manufacturing, development, finance, actual property, and ICT, have emerged as main drivers, underpinned by a globally aggressive enterprise ecosystem, and world-class infrastructure.
“Our Falcon Financial system is constructing a future-ready economic system; one that’s diversified, resilient, inclusive, and globally aggressive. The consistency of our GDP outcomes underscores the effectiveness of Abu Dhabi’s progressive initiatives and forward-looking insurance policies.
“Our precedence stays constructing an innovation-led, high-value economic system, that expands personal sector alternatives and permits all segments of society to grasp their full potential.”
Abdulla Gharib Alqemzi, Director-Basic of SCAD, added: “The consecutive information achieved in Q1 and Q2 2025 spotlight not solely financial power, but additionally the effectiveness of coverage planning grounded in high-quality knowledge.
“As the federal government advances its AED13bn ($3.54bn) digital technique to develop into the world’s first AI-native authorities by 2027, SCAD is enjoying a central function in enabling this transition by well timed, dependable, and built-in statistics.”
Sector efficiency
- Manufacturing: Largest non-oil contributor at AED30.1bn ($8.2bn), up 3.1 per cent year-on-year, accounting for 9.8 per cent of GDP. For the reason that launch of the Abu Dhabi Industrial Technique (ADIS) in 2022, industrial GDP has grown 23 per cent, with enterprises up 19.4 per cent
- Development: Rose 9.7 per cent to AED30bn ($8.17bn), additionally 9.8 per cent of GDP. Supported by housing and infrastructure tasks, the sector benefited from improvements such because the AI-powered Binaa platform, which reduces allow instances by as much as 70 per cent
- Finance and insurance coverage: Expanded 10.3 per cent to AED21.8bn ($5.94bn), contributing 7.1 per cent of GDP, bolstered by Abu Dhabi’s monetary hub function
- Capital markets: Abu Dhabi World Market (ADGM) reported H1 2025 will increase of 42 per cent in property beneath administration, 47 per cent in new enterprise licences, and 42 per cent in operational entities. In the meantime, the Abu Dhabi Securities Alternate (ADX) noticed buying and selling worth up 33.5 per cent and international web funding up 99.5 per cent
- Actual property: AED11.7bn ($3.2bn) in Q2 2025, up 10.2 per cent year-on-year, 3.8 per cent of GDP. H1 2025 transactions rose 39 per cent, with international direct funding growing 3.3 per cent, following a 125 per cent surge in 2024
- ICT: AED8.6bn ($2.34bn), up 6 per cent year-on-year, pushed by the AED13bn ($3.54bn) Digital Technique 2025–2027
- Wholesale and retail: AED 16bn ($4.36bn), up 1.6 per cent, representing 5.2 per cent of GDP, supported by a 34.7 per cent rise in non-oil commerce
- Skilled and technical providers: AED9bn ($2.45bn), up 10 per cent, accounting for two.9 per cent of GDP
- Transportation and storage: AED7.5bn ($2.04bn), up 7.5 per cent, supported by hubs corresponding to KLP21 at KEZAD
- Utilities: Electrical energy, fuel, and water grew 12.5 per cent. Arts, recreation, and different providers grew 12 per cent, reflecting cultural momentum
Abu Dhabi financial outlook
The sturdy leads to Q2 2025, constructing on Q1 momentum, underline Abu Dhabi’s constant progress trajectory. Successive quarterly information throughout main non-oil industries affirm the emirate’s resilience, diversification, and coverage readability.
With an ambition to develop into the world’s first AI-native authorities by 2027, Abu Dhabi continues to place itself as a diversified, inclusive, and globally aggressive economic system.