Sardinia's GDP is growing by 1.1%. Industry is driving growth, but exports are declining.

For the fourth consecutive year, Southern Italy has seen growth above the national average, with Sardinia performing significantly, placing it second among the Southern regions with a positive growth rate, just behind Abruzzo.

This is what emerges from the latest Svimez report on the final data for 2025, which record a gross domestic product in the southern regions increased by 0.7%, compared to 0.5% in the Centre-North , albeit with a lower growth rate than in 2024 (when it reached 1%).

Looking at regional data, in Southern Italy (where overall GDP grew by 1%), Abruzzo stands out, as mentioned (+1.9%), followed by Sardinia, which recorded a +1.1% increase, partly driven by the strong performance of industry (+3.4%). After the latter, the largest percentage of added value for the island's economy was determined by agriculture (+1.5%) , followed by construction (+1%) and services (+0.6%) . All sectors are positive, therefore, with overall regional GDP growth of 12.3% in the period 2022-2025 , despite the island suffering an 11.4% drop in exports last year, which in absolute value amounted to almost 5.9 billion euros.

For the agency, the consecutive growth in the South over the four-year period represents a result "not seen since the postwar economic boom," even though the country as a whole is growing less than the EU average. In 2025, Italian GDP increased by only 0.5% , down from the previous year's increase (+0.8%), and, for the second consecutive year, below the EU-27 average (+1.5%).