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GDP by Sector

GDP by Sector

Decrease of 3.8% in GDP (seasonally adjusted) in Quarter 4

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Table 2.1 Gross Domestic Product1 by NACE Rev. 2 A10 Sector of Origin, Q4 20252
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Industry (excl. Construction)51,557-3.6
Information and Communication31,1114.5
Professional, Admin and Support Services14,4140.5
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13,6093.8
Public Admin, Education and Health12,1830.1
Real Estate Activities7,8021.9
Financial and Insurance Activities7,3843.6
Construction3,617-3.0
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1,407-1.0
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,2123.9
Gross Domestic Product146,732-3.8
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 contracted by 2.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector contracted by 3.6% in the quarter, while the Information & Communication sector expanded by 4.5% in the quarter. Overall, the non-MNE sectors increased by 1.6% in the quarter. The Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing and Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants sectors posted increases of 3.9% and 3.8% respectively. The Financial & Insurance sector rose by 3.6% in the quarter while Real Estate activities grew by 1.9% over the same period. More modest growth was recorded in Professional & Administrative Services (+0.5%) and Public Administration, Education & Health (+0.1%) The domestic facing sectors which posted declines were Construction which decreased by 3.0% and Arts & Entertainment which fell by 1.0%. (See Tables 2.5 and 6.3). (See Tables 2.5 and 6.3).

Column1Q4 2025Q3 2025
Industry (excl. Construction)51.557334696353.5083078281
Information and Communication31.11108221129.775917155
Professional, Admin and Support Services14.414386376514.3414726984
Distribution, Transport, Hotels and Restaurants13.609031236213.1158314205
Public Admin, Education and Health12.183033965212.1705885467
Real Estate Activities7.80231508427.6574086492
Financial and Insurance Activities7.38438470457.1283300937
Construction3.61738659823.7283071764
Arts, Entertainment and Other Services1.40722144451.4213782538
Agriculture Forestry and Fishing1.21190494171.1665762728

Get the data: NAQ02

Column1Q4 2025
Industry (excl. Construction)-3.64611255894629
Construction-2.97509225908534
Arts, Entertainment & Other Services-0.99599169061102
Public Admin, Education & Health0.102258148422685
Professional, Admin & Support Services0.5084113719237
Real Estate Activities1.89236909819537
Financial & Insurance Activities3.59207005615945
Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants3.76033969855034
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing3.88561553641091
Information & Communication4.48404342694042
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 2023110.53775325654199.288049928756295.4265011667214102.295016931759106.893411514837105.23528430295599.8928773203045102.731091225668100.501057576088106.02679736001
Q3 202398.704632973706989.970799427606393.2906060857387103.52967855848106.7515593975195.1957356577865100.86211445148103.646092766481101.695302029097103.184555845558
Q4 202397.331615011286288.404978343111197.3410887727384102.733565096289106.667562249612102.57334013572699.5111345074741102.616176721001102.813939156419102.743015183101
Q1 2024101.26735351009281.393445435910793.532051968972104.314115275683108.379259437799115.265022265435103.9286104215499.8563478885446101.82431876832102.311072298872
Q2 2024103.34726660110387.408876725048693.638931944015102.212110628097103.79208588964112.956308177044104.891143679224106.603727621952102.02630117119895.346638285198
Q3 2024104.28170569444199.5676891763267101.089748118912102.299472744795113.122408021235118.400738917466107.491290555952109.674248486132102.74463072357294.3157713744757
Q4 2024102.093902656592104.863199526301100.586207156002102.782682839775120.509278485059114.686508175139107.797342654342102.821782899418103.63636768741396.1934417710885
Q1 2025101.953428478423120.888674080186106.745556766904104.671059757239121.777053674298115.309511908954108.46376732194104.228230207203104.29775908732695.446114737616
Q2 202591.8798596361008124.497042290555116.206963663045102.292819327208114.673221159506108.056750575616111.05616464288296.2801001812038103.31416978959688.8325379495232
Q3 2025108.025515917289135.207853331317113.41640609832999.8814264900616115.869276869831129.794282394109110.79883237747995.9460679957234101.47835800001793.6338383895123
Q4 2025113.806056497773132.585495520412105.463173323144104.440424256605121.160240138761124.785771876906114.42824433965697.401735498079100.47689312643793.0996390799394

Comparisons with Q4 2024

Estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 indicate that there was an increase of 2.2% in GDP in real terms in Q4 2025 compared with Q4 2024. Gross Value Added (GVA) for the MNE-dominated sectors expanded by 9.1% in Q4 2025 compared with Q4 2024. The Industry (excluding Construction) sector increased by 7.9% in Q4 compared with the equivalent quarter of 2024 while the Information and Communication sector rose by 7.4% year-on-year over the same period.

Of the domestic based economic sectors, Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing recorded strong growth of 11.8% in Q4 2025 compared with Q4 2024 while the Financial & Insurance sector increased by 6.1% over the same period. The Real Estate activities sector grew by 5.5% year-on-year, Distribution, Transport, Hotels & Restaurants rose by 4.5% while Construction increased by 0.7%. Contractions were seen in Professional & Administrative Services (-2.8%), Arts & Entertainment (-0.6%) and Public Administration, Education & Health (-0.2%)

Overall, the domestic based sectors grew by 1.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with Q4 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 Q4 2025 Updates Tables (XLS 60KB)