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GDP by Sector

GDP by Sector

Decrease of 0.3% in GDP (seasonally adjusted) in Quarter 3

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Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q3 20252
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Industry (excl. Construction)54,345-0.7
Information and Communication29,7170.6
Professional, Admin and Support Services14,4111.2
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13,3010.0
Public Admin, Education and Health12,170-0.8
Real Estate Activities7,6660.7
Financial and Insurance Activities7,0607.8
Construction3,798-3.3
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1,4263.0
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,0623.3
Gross Domestic Product152,551-0.3
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 0.2% in the third quarter of 2025. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector contracted by 0.7% in the quarter, while the Information & Communication sector grew by 0.6% in the quarter. Overall, the non-MNE sectors contracted by 0.1% in the quarter. However, there was strong growth in the domestic facing Financial & Insurance Activities sector of 7.8%. The Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing and Arts & Entertainment sectors posted robust growth of 3.3% and 3.0% respectively. The domestic facing sectors which posted declines were Construction which decreased by 3.3% and Public Administration, Education & Health which fell by 0.8%. (See Tables 2.5 and 6.3). (See Tables 2.5 and 6.3).

Column1Q3 2025Q2 2025
Industry (excl. Construction)54.344992937854.7394592788
Information and Communication29.716935787429.5540635659
Professional, Admin and Support Services14.411086688614.2404674681
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13.301073330713.2990035266
Public Admin, Education and Health12.170459756912.2643760793
Real Estate Activities7.66559445547.608985507
Financial and Insurance Activities7.0598392896.5515558287
Construction3.79799172143.9262040202
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1.42647105291.385590852
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing1.06226475231.0282595839

Get the data: NAQ02

Column1Q3 2025
Professional, Admin & Support Services1.19812935131662
Financial & Insurance Activities7.75821001285515
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing3.30706068121676
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services2.95038039844102
Public Admin, Education & Health-0.765765186852951
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants0.0155636029109951
Information & Communication0.551099246087849
Industry (excl. Construction)-0.720625205650816
Real Estate Activities0.743974979948647
Construction-3.26555365285038
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 2023110.85817729518799.952029926747795.4997803247914102.64166325624107.26751669296104.78647586635100.042965568409102.75691646512100.565511695834106.02023730551
Q3 202398.020793363281990.727219479290294.3149020387055103.681588111627106.71707489705894.1961706380173100.93839286787104.154226377967101.717501061022103.222216188008
Q4 202396.909655901633787.518571155969896.2587191113405103.247238831159106.91268365582102.55641595268399.6491514714922102.669859197641102.616785544879102.597823888808
Q1 2024101.63002296812581.570060649251293.4183590712992104.359119769962108.310764890124115.160660596369103.92534824656499.8209481492287101.842296459269102.311132067595
Q2 2024103.48604843294488.29753932413793.8829576873122102.592656967772104.129745743881112.304552906444105.06718853897106.599288268477102.11641547972995.3336344259485
Q3 2024102.928468182162100.72341095317102.970114918334102.139537253616113.049839957963116.841144815548107.528806306549110.296994427091102.72924839324294.4232316910723
Q4 2024101.784096713509103.49543295878398.4477946603593103.56887924167120.953125829157114.809184670041107.957893686459102.88568787592103.39014033121295.9793978258571
Q1 202595.9258865372868121.691377479872106.647374999942104.716457701371121.571250269131115.066559677961108.459898416034104.140842735014104.32702539026695.4481218334828
Q2 202584.5681098696511124.997720375057116.731891392039102.400166807667114.596495734691107.8428402118111.09783116934396.2311636806977103.37681403412388.8103946695523
Q3 202598.8066442207871136.71467791813114.33856237169101.388871895649115.822377103911129.274739904954110.93148701641496.0776535901882101.42337410440293.90902866842

Comparisons with Q3 2024

Estimates for the third quarter of 2025 indicate that there was an increase of 10.8% in GDP in real terms in Q3 2025 compared with Q3 2024. Gross Value Added (GVA) for the MNE-dominated sectors expanded by 21.3% in Q3 2025 compared with Q3 2024. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector increased by 24.2% in Q3 compared with the equivalent quarter of 2024 while the Information and Communication sector rose by 9.5% year-on-year over the same period.

Of the domestic based economic sectors, Real Estate Activities increased by 4.4% year-on-year while Financial & Insurance Activities grew by 4.1% over the same period. Other sectors to record growth in Q3 2025 compared to the equivalent quarter last year were Construction (4.0%), Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants (2.7%), Arts & Entertainment (2.5%) and Public Administration, Education & Health (0.3%). Contractions were seen in Professional & Administrative Services (-9.1%) and Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (-4.7%).

Overall, the domestic based sectors fell by 0.6% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025 compared with Q3 2024. (See Tables 2.3 and 6.2).

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

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

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

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

For Updates Tables, please click in the following link: Quarterly National Accounts Q3 2025 Updates Tables (XLS 56KB)