On July 26, the Hainan Provincial Bureau of Statistics released the province’s economic performance data for the first half of 2025. The report shows that Hainan’s economy maintained overall stability, demonstrating steady progress and improved quality and efficiency.

According to preliminary calculations based on constant prices, Hainan’s GDP grew by 4.2% year-on-year in the first half of 2025.

• The primary industry (agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fisheries) grew by 4.7%.

• The secondary industry (manufacturing and construction) rose by 5.1%.

• The tertiary industry (services) increased by 3.7%.

Agriculture

The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fisheries reached 129.185 billion yuan, representing year-on-year growth of 5.1%.

Industry

Industrial production continued to accelerate, with particularly strong growth in equipment manufacturing, where value added increased by 72.4%, 61 percentage points higher than the growth of industries above designated size (规模以上工业).

The effects of Free Trade Port policies supporting processing trade and value-added activities became increasingly evident, enabling enterprises to fully release production capacity.

• The petroleum, coal, and other fuel processing industry grew by 35.2%,

• The oil and natural gas extraction industry by 52.8%, and

• The agricultural and sideline food processing industry by 53.5%.

Services

The added value of the service sector increased by 3.7% year-on-year.
Total service imports and exports reached 34.710 billion yuan, up 24.7%, showing rapid growth.

Investment and Consumption

Driven by the national policy on large-scale equipment upgrades and renewal, investment in equipment purchases grew by 5.9% in the first half of the year.

Infrastructure investment (excluding electricity, gas, and water production and supply) increased 17.9% year-on-year, 25.5 percentage points faster than overall fixed asset investment.

On the consumption side, total retail sales of consumer goods reached 132.989 billion yuan, up 11.2%, 7 percentage points faster than in the first quarter.

Green Development

Environmental indicators remained strong.

• The ambient air quality compliance rate stood at 96.8%,

• The compliance rate of drinking water sources in all prefecture-level cities reached 100%.

Clean energy output continued to grow, with wind power generation up 3.3 times and hydropower up 12.7% year-on-year.

Outlook

Overall, Hainan’s economy continued its steady recovery and positive trajectory in the first half of 2025, with structural upgrading and high-quality development gathering momentum.

In the next phase, the province will fully implement the new development philosophy, focusing on achieving breakthroughs in effective investment, stable foreign trade, and quality and efficiency in the service sector—maintaining confidence and taking decisive measures to ensure a strong performance in the second half of the year.