Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — Faroe Islands

Services share of GDP in the Faroe Islands in 2024 — 53.8%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 189. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 2.4 pp.

2024 53.8% +2.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 110of 189
Period maximum 61.4%2012
Period minimum 50.8%2001

Trend over time

1998–2024 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Faroe Islands, 1998–20245055606519982001200420072010201320162019202220241998: 51.4%1999: 52.1%2000: 50.8%2001: 50.8%2002: 52%2003: 55.2%2004: 56.6%2005: 57.6%2006: 55.3%2007: 56%2008: 59.1%2009: 61.1%2010: 58.2%2011: 59%2012: 61.4%2013: 60.2%2014: 58%2015: 56.9%2016: 54.2%2017: 53.8%2018: 54.6%2019: 52.8%2020: 53.5%2021: 53.9%2022: 51.7%2023: 51.6%2024: 53.8%
Change over the period: +2.4 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Faroe Islands 53.8%
World 63.3%
Northern Europe computed 67.9%
High-income countries computed 65.7%
Services share of GDP — Faroe Islands, by year Faroe Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 53.8 +2.2 pp
2023 51.6 −0.1 pp
2022 51.7 −2.2 pp
2021 53.9 +0.4 pp
2020 53.5 +0.7 pp
2019 52.8 −1.8 pp
2018 54.6 +0.8 pp
2017 53.8 −0.4 pp
2016 54.2 −2.7 pp
2015 56.9 −1.1 pp
2014 58 −2.2 pp
2013 60.2 −1.2 pp
2012 61.4 +2.4 pp
2011 59 +0.8 pp
2010 58.2 −2.9 pp
2009 61.1 +2 pp
2008 59.1 +3.1 pp
2007 56 +0.7 pp
2006 55.3 −2.3 pp
2005 57.6 +1 pp
2004 56.6 +1.4 pp
2003 55.2 +3.2 pp
2002 52 +1.2 pp
2001 50.8 −0.1 pp
2000 50.8 −1.3 pp
1999 52.1 +0.7 pp
1998 51.4

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.