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GDP by Sector

GDP by Sector

Increase of 7.4% in GDP (seasonally adjusted) in Quarter 1

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Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q1 20252
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Industry (excl. Construction)52,61316.5
Information and Communication29,3650.5
Professional, Admin and Support Services15,0921.7
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13,1970.8
Public Admin, Education and Health12,3381.1
Real Estate Activities7,365-0.0
Financial and Insurance Activities6,7100.5
Construction3,7437.9
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1,403-0.7
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,070-5.1
Gross Domestic Product152,9287.4
1Series is not additive, Taxes less Subsidies on Products not shown in table (see Table 2.5 for full detail)
2Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023, seasonally adjusted

The MNE dominated sectors of the economy expanded by 13.6% in the first quarter of 2025. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector recorded strong growth in Q1 compared to the previous quarter, increasing by 16.5%, while the Information & Communication sector grew by 0.5% in the quarter. Overall, the non-MNE sectors were flat this quarter. However, there was robust growth in the domestic facing Construction sector which increased by 7.9%. More modest growth was seen in the Professional & Administrative Services sector which increased by 1.7% and Public Administration, Education & Health which rose by 1.1%. Other sectors with quarter-on-quarter increases include Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants (0.8%) and Financial and Insurance Activities (0.5%). The Real Estate Activities sector was largely flat over the quarter while contractions were seen in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing which fell by 5.1% and Arts & Entertainment which decreased by 0.7%. (See Tables 2.5 and 6.3).

Column1Q1 2025Q4 2024
Industry (excl. Construction)52.613138752445.1524735681
Information and Communication29.364670369729.2290382381
Professional, Admin and Support Services15.091515830214.8453990875
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13.196607712413.0856397281
Public Admin, Education and Health12.337618039712.2036449628
Real Estate Activities7.36514876497.3665981746
Financial and Insurance Activities6.71017266126.6780102149
Construction3.74343078893.4709395479
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1.40333166621.412733027
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing1.07021726121.1276005634

Get the data: NAQ02

Column1Q1 2025
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing-5.08897423986513
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services-0.665473279120843
Real Estate Activities-0.0196754277299593
Information & Communication0.464032139871096
Financial & Insurance Activities0.481617207296847
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants0.848013445316753
Public Admin, Education & Health1.09781198411121
Professional, Admin & Support Services1.65786545211326
Construction7.85064785023017
Industry (excl. Construction)16.5232701438774
Agriculture, Forestry & FishingIndustry (excl. Construction)ConstructionDistribution, Transport, Hotels & RestaurantsInformation & CommunicationFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Admin & Support ServicesPublic Admin, Education & HealthArts, Entertainment & Other Services
Q1 2023100100100100100100100100100100
Q2 2023108.029485674221101.60733655353796.9710300981531102.851876133276106.897865376467100.949222351223100.161415614715101.987874519225100.441753553856105.244677133632
Q3 202397.917116670593691.265490701524893.666076593344103.722095445275105.92423539524695.052513558811100.976841614857103.780945559069101.527699029277102.86427563221
Q4 202396.927207963007387.999497105942896.4481684278801103.191635347471106.876669228181101.96253938159599.3378859885501102.512204775947102.576348821434102.06672679948
Q1 2024101.89502306256881.306195378832693.0391024578816104.350798127094108.46359826467115.506638544107103.879332704541100.037981790122101.874559701926102.315544383063
Q2 2024100.04901939489890.184718014881596.5728509566563102.910912293934103.643348670806107.146558983515105.254851794426105.540927194227102.0307342711194.4821377083586
Q3 2024102.996423288672101.089788310606101.309673906449102.106145929568111.957487398145118.636227700459107.615186611299109.934802399703102.47640054192894.2023062108129
Q4 2024102.081731624259103.67856781256598.8177257186751103.472467583044121.250937969914114.297652069905107.564635151021102.77343965211103.36958416531195.6133977001549
Q1 202596.886818598292120.809657653538106.575557378455104.349928020349121.81358129199114.84812922981107.543471348968104.477285002051104.50438784820394.9771160872008

Comparisons with Q1 2024

Estimates for the first quarter of 2025 indicate that there was an increase of 20.0% in GDP in real terms in Q1 2025 compared with Q1 2024. Gross Value Added (GVA) for the MNE-dominated sectors expanded by 39.7% in Q1 2025 compared with Q1 2024. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector increased by 49.9% in Q1 compared with the equivalent quarter of 2024 while the Information and Communication sector rose by 12.5% year-on-year over the same period.

Of the domestic based economic sectors, Construction increased by 17.3% year-on-year while Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants posted a modest rise of 0.6% over the same period. Other sectors to record growth in Q1 2025 compared to the equivalent quarter last year were Professional & Administrative Services (4.3%), Real Estate Activities (3.4%), Public Administration, Education & Health (2.7%), Financial and Insurance Activities (0.3%). The Arts & Entertainment sector declined by 6.6% while Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector contracted by 6.1% year-on-year in Q1 2025.

Overall, the domestic based sectors grew by 1.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 compared with Q1 2024. (See Tables 2.3 and 6.2).

Table 2.2 Gross Domestic Product by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Current Market Price

Table 2.3 Gross Domestic Product by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023)2

Table 2.4 Gross Domestic Product by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Current Market Prices - Seasonally Adjusted

Table 2.5 Gross Domestic Product by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector1 of Origin and Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices (Chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023)2 - Seasonally Adjusted

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