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| Table 6.1 Gross Value Added for sectors dominated by Foreign-owned MNEs and Other Sectors, Q2 20251 | ||
| Amount €m | Quarterly % change | |
| Foreign-owned MNE dominated | 76,488 | 1.1 |
| Other | 68,208 | -0.1 |
| Total GVA (MNE dominated + Other) | 144,696 | 0.5 |
| 1Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2023, seasonally adjusted | ||
On a seasonally adjusted basis, estimates indicate that Gross Value Added (GVA) in volume terms in the Foreign-owned MNE dominated sector rose by 1.1% in the second quarter of 2025, largely driven by an expansion in the Industry (excluding Construction) sector of 2.5% quarter-on-quarter. GVA for the non-MNE dominated sectors of the economy contracted by 0.1% over the same period.
Real GVA for the total economy amounted to almost €145 billion in the Q2 2025 reference period, with GVA for MNE dominated sectors representing approximately 52.9% of Total GVA while GVA for the non-MNE dominated sectors represented approximately 47.1% of the total.
| Foreign-owned MNE-dominated | Other | |
| Q1 2023 | -18.1126478458101 | 3.89418339994507 |
| Q2 2023 | 6.16331530078253 | 2.0858417348492 |
| Q3 2023 | -6.14175385118069 | -0.193323425007197 |
| Q4 2023 | -1.98865455528123 | 1.13457786587816 |
| Q1 2024 | -6.43730795185653 | 1.14663093592993 |
| Q2 2024 | 5.11282296019671 | 0.296129847602411 |
| Q3 2024 | 10.9451391760276 | 1.62347705943446 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.57001761950517 | 0.119925044664337 |
| Q1 2025 | 13.6636529057707 | -0.318701545642919 |
| Q2 2025 | 1.05013508123677 | -0.0803732089176279 |
The classification of value added for the total economy between (a) the Foreign-owned MNE dominated sector and (b) the Other sector in Tables 6.2 and 6.3 is determined by business accounting turnover. Foreign-owned MNE dominated sectors are defined as those where MNE turnover on average exceeds 85% of the sector total. Economic activity classified to the Non-MNE dominated sector falls below this turnover threshold.
The main sectors dominated by MNEs in Ireland are:
The combination of all remaining non-MNE dominated sectors provides an estimation of the value-added contribution of the domestic-facing side of the economy to the overall economy.
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