Govt revises GDP growth to 6,6% for 2025

GOVERNMENT has revised the economic growth rate upwards by 0,6 percentage points to 6,6% for the year 2025, owing to better than anticipated output from the agriculture, mining and manufacturing sectors.

Heading into the year, the government had projected the gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 6% this year owing to a recovery in agriculture due to better rains and firmer commodity prices, especially for gold.

This 6% growth rate was maintained in the 2025 Mid-Term Budget and Economic Review Statement released in July, with Treasury projecting growth of 9% for the agricultural sector as well as 14,5% and 15,3% for mining and manufacturing, respectively.

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