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GDP by Sector

GDP by Sector

Increase of 9.7% 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)47,98117.1
Information and Communication28,7293.8
Professional, Admin and Support Services14,0910.4
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants12,1881.3
Public Admin, Education and Health11,9681.2
Real Estate Activities7,348-1.0
Financial and Insurance Activities4,7379.4
Construction3,1086.7
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1,6038.0
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,5881.6
Gross Domestic Product144,6449.7
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 2022, seasonally adjusted

The MNE dominated sectors of the economy expanded by 12.4% in the first quarter of 2025. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector recorded strong growth in Q1 compared to the previous quarter, increasing by 17.1%, while the Information & Communication sector grew by 3.8% in the quarter. The non-MNE sectors also expanded this quarter, increasing by 0.7%. This included robust growth in the domestic facing Construction and Arts & Entertainment sectors which increased by 6.7% and 8.0% respectively. The domestically dominated Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sector increased by 1.3% quarter-on-quarter. Other sectors with quarter-on-quarter increases include Financial and Insurance Activities (9.4%), Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1.6%), Public Administration, Education & Health (1.2%) and Professional & Administrative Services (0.4%). The Real Estate Activities sector declined by 1.0%. (See Tables 2.5 and 6.3).

Column1Q1 2025Q4 2024
Industry (excl. Construction)47.980599098240.9730966977
Information and Communication28.728568413327.6640095323
Professional, Admin and Support Services14.091453925314.0405828888
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants12.188438568212.0374919363
Public Admin, Education and Health11.968306822911.8284512771
Real Estate Activities7.34771885027.4251146014
Financial and Insurance Activities4.73702810144.3288729174
Construction3.10811251672.9120088922
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1.60319541541.4848194718
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing1.58791610621.5636648246

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Column1Q1 2025
Real Estate Activities-1.04235093132983
Professional, Admin & Support Services0.36231427785367
Public Admin, Education & Health1.18236565822241
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants1.25397078310647
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing1.55092582620471
Information & Communication3.84817276670268
Construction6.7343072002725
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services7.97241320229298
Financial & Insurance Activities9.42867096789586
Industry (excl. Construction)17.102691681328
Agriculture, Forestry & FishingIndustry (excl. Construction)ConstructionDistribution, Transport, Hotels & RestaurantsInformation & CommunicationFinancial & Insurance ActivitiesReal Estate ActivitiesProfessional, Admin & Support ServicesPublic Admin, Education & HealthArts, Entertainment & Other Services
Q1 2022100100100100100100100100100100
Q2 202297.5307581252654102.563019255139103.965201484977101.696692561226104.62115948182896.9146259818145103.093827197638100.428339455832101.769827024956111.769545361029
Q3 2022112.21840612008109.978472043936103.547943558784102.423323920343107.90848519557694.9453295561005103.2967892144499.633128533973102.717578951272115.803472924676
Q4 2022108.526322580868119.064262476252101.219479195456103.194493597849103.5790611023993.8343336703385103.366997882576102.084262158729103.734136889764120.226071638139
Q1 2023118.78228238243785.2121477022832102.8925143042598.90403171477107.46213228142114.890382777215111.207967440916102.082471920489105.946002162914114.53428688082
Q2 2023127.76857379364490.205314990943298.7054182319059102.068574866286113.068206741064114.975070713838113.519993947297103.200614183212105.983500010018116.031374700993
Q3 2023115.40693037320483.792519234106896.4517939690512101.81270785855112.508233387624104.136921860774114.830345389687103.753210391386107.501898323398115.605016098256
Q4 2023117.74121698688678.916670375451398.7508602610531100.582879783705113.443509763511104.723599453565114.702726599798103.189180431541108.927308841292119.200460964265
Q1 2024116.54969076103871.474956510455195.5323288798749103.506027794452114.320579192995104.307855911669114.033838770807104.633057079965109.392375661108121.123494521417
Q2 2024115.91588429994774.777710417360796.846642716851102.271799783528114.60344356281597.2348562030275115.007641295464109.668959815673110.135711432245108.019234668777
Q3 2024115.63754528462485.3167024758406100.520862025321101.028482273885122.324308998662101.226593354478117.626076278941113.313242474067110.201414783096109.506908653686
Q4 2024113.89875094319588.614901422760396.9766259262407102.050668821399132.62373246501894.0943436587035119.023711415039107.599189444513110.91386368448112.612949776676
Q1 2025115.665236087297103.770434796808103.507329828573103.330354392384137.727322819921102.966189721684117.783066650601107.989036670726112.225271118893121.590919452164

Comparisons with Q1 2024

Estimates for the first quarter of 2025 indicate that there was an increase of 22.2% in GDP in real terms in Q1 2025 compared with Q1 2024. Gross Value Added (GVA) for the MNE-dominated sectors expanded by 42.0% in Q1 2025 compared with Q1 2024. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector increased by 44.9% in Q1 compared with the equivalent quarter of 2024 while the Information and Communication sector rose by 20.7% year-on-year over the same period.

Of the domestic based economic sectors, Construction increased by 10.3% year-on-year while Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants posted a modest rise of 0.5% over the same period. Other sectors to record growth in Q1 2025 compared to the equivalent quarter last year were Real Estate Activities (3.1%), Professional & Administrative Services (3.0%), Public Administration, Education & Health (2.7%), Financial and Insurance Activities (0.5%) and Arts & Entertainment (0.4%). The Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector contracted by 0.4% year-on-year in Q1 2025.

Overall, the domestic based sectors grew by 1.3% 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 2022)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 2022)2 - Seasonally Adjusted

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