Tables 3.1 to 3.7 show Net Value Added (NVA) and Gross Value Added (GVA) compiled using the Income Method which looks at Compensation of Employees, Net Operating Surplus & Net Mixed Income, and Consumption of Fixed Capital. These terms are often referred to as Wages, Profits and Depreciation.
Figure 3.1 above shows the contributing components to Gross Value Added (GVA) at current prices in 2025. Net Operating Surplus and Net Mixed Income represented 48.8% of GVA in the year, Consumption of Fixed Capital 22.0% with Compensation of Employees accounting for 28.8%.
| 2025 | |
| CompensationofEmployees | 28.8011993086678 |
| NetOperatingsurplus | 48.7649362619963 |
| Consumptionof FixedCapital | 22.0138638616294 |
| Industry (excl. Construction) | Information & Communication | Professional, Admin & Support Services | Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants | Public Admin, Education & Health | Real Estate Activities | Financial & Insurance Activities | Construction | Arts, Entertainment & Other Services | Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing | |
| 2025 | 191.2467095801 | 129.5702097623 | 66.4415115938 | 54.0880518394 | 53.0601270773 | 32.2454053373 | 23.454762035 | 15.8006956168 | 6.1704646496 | 6.0029743117 |
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Figure 3.2 above shows GVA at constant prices by activity. In 2025, GVA of €191.2 billion was generated in Industry (excl. Construction) followed by €129.6 billion in Information & Communication.
| Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing | Industry (excl. Construction) | Construction | Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants | Information & Communication | Financial & Insurance Activities | Real Estate Activities | Professional, Admin & Support Services | Public Admin, Education & Health | Arts, Entertainment & Other Services | |
| 2024-2025 | 3.59769904062275 | 11.8967651342448 | 7.17625409195444 | 2.11767545357566 | 14.78479457903 | -0.00937860624369291 | 4.90361472727028 | 1.9114668641705 | 2.00653582713917 | 0.327952326866132 |
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Figure 3.3 above shows the growth in each sector. Multinational Enterprise (MNE) dominated sectors of the economy distinguished in Table 5.2 (in Chapter 5 - Gross Value Added by Activity) expanded by 14.5% in 2025. Industry (excluding Construction) rose by 11.9% while Information & Communication grew by 14.8%. Most sectors focused on the domestic market expanded with the largest increases seen in Construction which increased by 7.2% and Real Estate activities which rose by 4.9%.
The Domestic Trading Profits of non-agricultural companies, which represents 54.3% of overall economy Net Value Added at Factor Cost, expanded by 20.8% in 2025 compared with 2024. Remuneration of non-agricultural employees grew by 4.3% in the year. After accounting for factor incomes from the rest of the world, overall Net National Product at Factor Cost increased by 4.9% year-on-year while Net National Income at Market Prices that takes account of national (i.e. non-EU) taxes and national subsidies increased by 5.0%.
After adjusting Net Value Added (NVA) at Factor Cost across the 10 main economic sectors by the Provision for Depreciation, Gross Value Added at Factor Cost recorded an increase of 7.3% in 2025 compared with 2024. After Non Product Taxes and Subsidies are taken into account, Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices also posted a 7.3% increase in the year. For the Multinational dominated sectors, Industry (excluding Construction) NVA grew by 26.8% with Information & Communication NVA rising by 16.9%. Growth was recorded across most domestic facing sectors with the largest increases seen in Professional, Administration & Support Services which increased by 7.4% in the year and Construction which increased by 7.1%. The only sector to post a NVA decline was Financial & Insurance Activities which fell by 6.7% over the period compared with 2024.
Gross Value Added at Current Basic Prices across the 10 main economic sectors recorded an increase of 7.3% in 2025 compared with 2024. For the Multinational dominated sectors, Industry (excluding Construction) GVA expanded by 7.9% with Information & Communication GVA rising by 13.2%. Most domestic facing sectors recorded growth with the largest increase seen in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing GVA which increased strongly by 25.3% while Financial & Insurance Activities GVA contracted by 6.6% over the period, the only sector to record a decline in year 2025.
Gross Value Added at Constant Basic Prices or Real GVA across the 10 principal high level economic sectors recorded an 8.2% expansion overall in 2025 compared to 2024. For the Multinational dominated sectors, Industry (excluding Construction) GVA rose by 11.9% while Information & Communication GVA grew by 14.8%. Of the domestic facing sectors, the largest increase was recorded in Construction which increased by 7.2%. All other sectors increased except for Financial & Insurance Activities GVA which was flat.
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