The wholesale and retail trade sector reached a value of AED 29.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025, achieving a growth rate of 4.3% compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The sector recorded a growth of 4.4% in the first half of the current year, contributing 23.8% and a total of AED 57.4 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Other sectors also recorded varying growth rates in the first half of 2025, with a collective growth of 1.8%. The Dubai Corporation for Statistics and Data is currently in the process of revising the time series of the GDP and other economic indicators, in line with international standards and the policy of review and refinement of the national accounts system.
