Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — BRICS

Services share of GDP in BRICS in 2025 — 56.2%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 24.3 pp.

2025 56.2% +0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 56.2%2025
Period minimum 23.5%1976

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — BRICS, 1960–2025203040506019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 31.9%1962: 31.1%1964: 29.3%1966: 27.1%1968: 27.9%1970: 26.8%1972: 26.1%1974: 23.9%1976: 23.5%1978: 48.6%1980: 37.9%1982: 38.9%1984: 39.1%1986: 41.4%1988: 41.5%1990: 42.1%1992: 48.2%1994: 44.9%1996: 46.4%1998: 48.3%2000: 46.5%2002: 47.5%2004: 46.7%2006: 47.2%2008: 47.6%2010: 48.7%2012: 49.4%2014: 51.3%2016: 53.7%2018: 53.7%2020: 54.7%2022: 53.6%2024: 55.3%2025: 56.2%
Change over the period: +24.3 pp Annual average: 0.37 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 56.2%
World computed 59.9%
Services share of GDP — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.2 +0.9 pp
2024 55.3 +0.4 pp
2023 54.8 +1.3 pp
2022 53.6 −0 pp
2021 53.6 −1.1 pp
2020 54.7 −0.1 pp
2019 54.7 +1 pp
2018 53.7 −0 pp
2017 53.7 +0.1 pp
2016 53.7 +1 pp
2015 52.7 +1.4 pp
2014 51.3 +0.9 pp
2013 50.3 +0.9 pp
2012 49.4 +0.7 pp
2011 48.6 −0.1 pp
2010 48.7 −0.3 pp
2009 49 +1.4 pp
2008 47.6 −0.2 pp
2007 47.8 +0.6 pp
2006 47.2 +0.4 pp
2005 46.8 +0.1 pp
2004 46.7 −0.9 pp
2003 47.6 +0.1 pp
2002 47.5 +0.4 pp
2001 47.1 +0.6 pp
2000 46.5 −0.4 pp
1999 46.9 −1.4 pp
1998 48.3 +1.1 pp
1997 47.2 +0.8 pp
1996 46.4 −0.3 pp
1995 46.7 +1.7 pp
1994 44.9 −3 pp
1993 48 −0.2 pp
1992 48.2 +4.5 pp
1991 43.6 +1.5 pp
1990 42.1 +2.5 pp
1989 39.7 −1.8 pp
1988 41.5 +0.6 pp
1987 40.9 −0.5 pp
1986 41.4 +1.4 pp
1985 40 +0.9 pp
1984 39.1 +0.6 pp
1983 38.5 −0.4 pp
1982 38.9 −0.1 pp
1981 39 +1.1 pp
1980 37.9 −0.4 pp
1979 38.4 −10.2 pp
1978 48.6 +24 pp
1977 24.6 +1.1 pp
1976 23.5 −0.3 pp
1975 23.8 −0.1 pp
1974 23.9 −0.5 pp
1973 24.3 −1.8 pp
1972 26.1 −0.5 pp
1971 26.6 −0.2 pp
1970 26.8 −0.8 pp
1969 27.6 −0.3 pp
1968 27.9 +0.6 pp
1967 27.3 +0.2 pp
1966 27.1 −2.9 pp
1965 29.9 +0.6 pp
1964 29.3 +0.2 pp
1963 29.1 −2 pp
1962 31.1 −0.7 pp
1961 31.7 −0.1 pp
1960 31.9

About the indicator

The share of value added by the service sector in GDP: wholesale and retail trade, transport, communications, finance, real estate, business and government services, education and health care. In most high-income countries it exceeds 70%; in small island states and tourism economies it reaches 80–90%.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.