Between 2021 and 2024, Sardinia's added value grew by 10.9%, driven by manufacturing, construction, and services, a performance that has established the island as Italy's driving force. This figure not only significantly outperforms the national average (+6.7%), but also places the region at the forefront of the so-called "Southern Italy recovery," far surpassing the results of Campania (+10.4%) and Sicily (+10.1%).
This is what emerges from the analysis carried out by the Research Office of
Confartigianato Imprese Sardegna has monitored post-pandemic economic trends, the economy, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), analyzing 82 sectors that drive the regional economy, ranging from sustainable living to well-being, including technology, digital, mobility, tourism, creativity, the environment, and nature, not to mention dozens of other sector clusters.
"The consolidated data confirm that Sardinia has responded with determination to the difficulties of the post-pandemic period, building a growth path that now places it among the top national figures," commented Giacomo Meloni, President of Confartigianato Imprese Sardegna . "This significant achievement stems from the commitment of businesses, especially artisan ones, workers, and local communities, but it must not cause us to lower our guard against the challenges that remain."
"The next challenge," Meloni continues, "is to support companies already projected toward the future , so that they can act as a driving force for the entire sector, transforming the drivers of growth into widespread well-being for the entire regional territory."
The Confartigianato Sardegna dossier highlights how this
performance is the result of an extraordinary mix of production factors.
The most striking data comes from the extended manufacturing sector, where the
Sardinia shattered all national records with a 45.1% growth in added value between 2021 and 2024.
This trend bucks the national trend, which in the same period showed a slight decline of 0.8%. The construction sector also played a leading role, with a 38.2% increase in added value. However, Confartigianato emphasizes, "the solidity of Sardinia's recovery is demonstrated by the fact that, even excluding construction, . Services growth was more modest, but still positive and in line with the island's dynamics, with 5.9% growth."
