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Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — Ethiopia

Services share of GDP in Ethiopia in 2025 — 36.6%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 158. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 6.6 pp.

2025 36.6% −0.9 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 158
Period maximum 42.8%2003
Period minimum 26.2%1992

Trend over time

1981–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Ethiopia, 1981–2025253035404519811986199119962001200620112016202120251981: 30%1982: 31.7%1983: 31%1984: 34.7%1985: 32.4%1986: 33%1987: 33.6%1988: 34.5%1989: 34.9%1990: 35.4%1991: 28.9%1992: 26.2%1993: 28%1994: 33%1995: 32.3%1996: 32.5%1997: 26.7%1998: 32%1999: 35%2000: 37.4%2001: 38.5%2002: 41.4%2003: 42.8%2004: 40.1%2005: 39.1%2006: 38.6%2007: 39.1%2008: 37.9%2009: 38.8%2010: 41.8%2011: 41.4%2012: 38.6%2013: 39.7%2014: 39.9%2015: 39.5%2016: 36.7%2017: 36.6%2018: 36.4%2019: 37.2%2020: 36.8%2021: 36.5%2022: 36.6%2023: 37%2024: 37.5%2025: 36.6%
Change over the period: +6.6 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 36.6%
World computed 59.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 50.2%
Eastern Africa computed 44.7%
Low-income countries computed 42%
Services share of GDP — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.6 −0.9 pp
2024 37.5 +0.5 pp
2023 37 +0.4 pp
2022 36.6 +0 pp
2021 36.5 −0.3 pp
2020 36.8 −0.3 pp
2019 37.2 +0.7 pp
2018 36.4 −0.2 pp
2017 36.6 −0.1 pp
2016 36.7 −2.8 pp
2015 39.5 −0.3 pp
2014 39.9 +0.2 pp
2013 39.7 +1.1 pp
2012 38.6 −2.8 pp
2011 41.4 −0.3 pp
2010 41.8 +3 pp
2009 38.8 +0.9 pp
2008 37.9 −1.2 pp
2007 39.1 +0.5 pp
2006 38.6 −0.6 pp
2005 39.1 −0.9 pp
2004 40.1 −2.7 pp
2003 42.8 +1.3 pp
2002 41.4 +2.9 pp
2001 38.5 +1.1 pp
2000 37.4 +2.5 pp
1999 35 +2.9 pp
1998 32 +5.3 pp
1997 26.7 −5.8 pp
1996 32.5 +0.1 pp
1995 32.3 −0.6 pp
1994 33 +5 pp
1993 28 +1.8 pp
1992 26.2 −2.8 pp
1991 28.9 −6.5 pp
1990 35.4 +0.5 pp
1989 34.9 +0.4 pp
1988 34.5 +0.9 pp
1987 33.6 +0.6 pp
1986 33 +0.6 pp
1985 32.4 −2.3 pp
1984 34.7 +3.7 pp
1983 31 −0.7 pp
1982 31.7 +1.6 pp
1981 30 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 75.7 SC Seychelles 67.9 MU Mauritius 63.9 ZM Zambia 57 KE Kenya 55.1 RW Rwanda 52.3 MG Madagascar 48.8 KM Comoros 48.8 MW Malawi 48.7 ZW Zimbabwe 48.2 UG Uganda 42.1 BI Burundi 42.1 MZ Mozambique 42 ET Ethiopia 36.6 TZ Tanzania 28.8
Full table for all countries

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.

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