Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — Germany

Services share of GDP in Germany in 2025 — 64.5%. Ranked 36 in the world out of 158. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.9 pp.

2025 64.5% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 36of 158
Period maximum 64.7%2009
Period minimum 56.5%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Germany, 1991–20255557.56062.56519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 56.5%1992: 57.6%1993: 59.4%1994: 59.4%1995: 60.2%1996: 61%1997: 61.4%1998: 61.5%1999: 61.7%2000: 61.7%2001: 62.4%2002: 63.4%2003: 63.5%2004: 63.4%2005: 63.7%2006: 63.1%2007: 62.2%2008: 62.6%2009: 64.7%2010: 62.7%2011: 62%2012: 61.8%2013: 62.4%2014: 62.3%2015: 62.6%2016: 62.4%2017: 62.5%2018: 62.8%2019: 63%2020: 63.9%2021: 63.5%2022: 63.5%2023: 63.6%2024: 64%2025: 64.5%
Change over the period: +7.9 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Germany 64.5%
World computed 59.9%
Western Europe computed 68%
Services share of GDP — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 64.5 +0.4 pp
2024 64 +0.4 pp
2023 63.6 +0.1 pp
2022 63.5 −0.1 pp
2021 63.5 −0.3 pp
2020 63.9 +0.9 pp
2019 63 +0.2 pp
2018 62.8 +0.3 pp
2017 62.5 +0.1 pp
2016 62.4 −0.2 pp
2015 62.6 +0.3 pp
2014 62.3 −0.1 pp
2013 62.4 +0.5 pp
2012 61.8 −0.2 pp
2011 62 −0.7 pp
2010 62.7 −2 pp
2009 64.7 +2.1 pp
2008 62.6 +0.4 pp
2007 62.2 −0.8 pp
2006 63.1 −0.6 pp
2005 63.7 +0.2 pp
2004 63.4 −0.1 pp
2003 63.5 +0.1 pp
2002 63.4 +1 pp
2001 62.4 +0.7 pp
2000 61.7 −0 pp
1999 61.7 +0.2 pp
1998 61.5 +0.2 pp
1997 61.4 +0.4 pp
1996 61 +0.8 pp
1995 60.2 +0.7 pp
1994 59.4 +0 pp
1993 59.4 +1.8 pp
1992 57.6 +1.1 pp
1991 56.5

Western Europe, 2025

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

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.