Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — High-income countries

Services share of GDP in high-income countries in 2024 — 65.7%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 4.2 pp.

2024 65.7% +0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 70.3%2020
Period minimum 61.4%1995

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — High-income countries, 1995–20246062.56567.57072.5199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 61.4%1996: 61.5%1997: 65.2%1998: 66.1%1999: 66.4%2000: 66.6%2001: 67.7%2002: 68.3%2003: 68%2004: 67.6%2005: 67.3%2006: 66.9%2007: 66.8%2008: 66.9%2009: 69.4%2010: 68.5%2011: 67.8%2012: 68.1%2013: 68.2%2014: 68.2%2015: 69.4%2016: 69.9%2017: 69.4%2018: 69%2019: 69.5%2020: 70.3%2021: 69.3%2022: 64.2%2023: 65.2%2024: 65.7%
Change over the period: +4.2 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 65.7%
World 63.3%
Services share of GDP — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 65.7 +0.5 pp
2023 65.2 +1 pp
2022 64.2 −5.1 pp
2021 69.3 −1.1 pp
2020 70.3 +0.8 pp
2019 69.5 +0.6 pp
2018 69 −0.4 pp
2017 69.4 −0.5 pp
2016 69.9 +0.5 pp
2015 69.4 +1.2 pp
2014 68.2 +0.1 pp
2013 68.2 +0 pp
2012 68.1 +0.3 pp
2011 67.8 −0.6 pp
2010 68.5 −0.9 pp
2009 69.4 +2.4 pp
2008 66.9 +0.1 pp
2007 66.8 −0.1 pp
2006 66.9 −0.4 pp
2005 67.3 −0.2 pp
2004 67.6 −0.5 pp
2003 68 −0.2 pp
2002 68.3 +0.6 pp
2001 67.7 +1.1 pp
2000 66.6 +0.2 pp
1999 66.4 +0.3 pp
1998 66.1 +0.9 pp
1997 65.2 +3.7 pp
1996 61.5 +0.1 pp
1995 61.4

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.