Agricultural activity continued to improve in the fourth quarter of 2025, with value added rising 12.3% year-on-year and contributing 1.08 percentage points to GDP growth, which stood at 2.7%, according to the economic growth indicators for Q4 2025 released on Sunday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
According to the same source, the manufacturing sector grew by 4%, driven by higher output in mechanical and electrical industries (+7.8%), agri-food industries (+6.1%), and the manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (+4.2%).
By contrast, value added in the energy, mining, water and sanitation sector declined by 0.3%, due to a 13.3% drop in oil and natural gas extraction.
Overall, the industrial sector increased by 3.0% year-on-year, contributing 0.52 percentage points to quarterly growth, while construction and public works recorded a 4.1% increase.
The services sector maintained positive momentum, contributing 0.88 percentage points to growth and posting a 1.4% rise in value added, supported in particular by hotels and restaurants (+7.2%), information and communication technology (+3.7%), and transport (+0.2%).
Meanwhile, domestic demand rose by 3.4%, driven by consumption and investment, contributing 3.75 percentage points to quarterly growth.
Net external trade, however, weighed negatively on GDP performance, with a contribution of –1.03 percentage points.
