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Services share of GDP — Netherlands

Services share of GDP in the Netherlands in 2025 — 70.4%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 158. Since 1969, the indicator has risen by 16.8 pp.

2025 70.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 14of 158
Period maximum 70.6%2016
Period minimum 53.6%1969

Trend over time

1969–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Netherlands, 1969–202550556065707519691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 53.6%1970: 54.6%1971: 54.9%1972: 55.5%1973: 56.2%1974: 55.7%1975: 58%1976: 57.7%1977: 59%1978: 60.2%1979: 60.4%1980: 60.1%1981: 59.6%1982: 60.5%1983: 61.3%1984: 60.1%1985: 60%1986: 62%1987: 63.4%1988: 63.2%1989: 63%1990: 62.9%1991: 63.5%1992: 64.4%1993: 65.1%1994: 65.1%1995: 64.4%1996: 64.5%1997: 65.2%1998: 65.9%1999: 66.3%2000: 66.4%2001: 65.6%2002: 66.7%2003: 67.2%2004: 67.3%2005: 66.8%2006: 66.4%2007: 66.8%2008: 66.6%2009: 68.4%2010: 68.8%2011: 68.9%2012: 69.1%2013: 69.4%2014: 70.3%2015: 70.5%2016: 70.6%2017: 70.4%2018: 70.3%2019: 70.3%2020: 69.8%2021: 69.4%2022: 69.1%2023: 70.1%2024: 70.5%2025: 70.4%
Change over the period: +16.8 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Netherlands 70.4%
World computed 59.9%
Europe & Central Asia 65.5%
Western Europe computed 68%
Services share of GDP — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 70.4 −0.1 pp
2024 70.5 +0.4 pp
2023 70.1 +1 pp
2022 69.1 −0.4 pp
2021 69.4 −0.4 pp
2020 69.8 −0.4 pp
2019 70.3 −0 pp
2018 70.3 −0.1 pp
2017 70.4 −0.2 pp
2016 70.6 +0.1 pp
2015 70.5 +0.2 pp
2014 70.3 +0.9 pp
2013 69.4 +0.3 pp
2012 69.1 +0.2 pp
2011 68.9 +0.1 pp
2010 68.8 +0.4 pp
2009 68.4 +1.7 pp
2008 66.6 −0.2 pp
2007 66.8 +0.4 pp
2006 66.4 −0.4 pp
2005 66.8 −0.4 pp
2004 67.3 +0.1 pp
2003 67.2 +0.4 pp
2002 66.7 +1.1 pp
2001 65.6 −0.8 pp
2000 66.4 +0.1 pp
1999 66.3 +0.4 pp
1998 65.9 +0.7 pp
1997 65.2 +0.7 pp
1996 64.5 +0.1 pp
1995 64.4 −0.7 pp
1994 65.1 −0 pp
1993 65.1 +0.7 pp
1992 64.4 +0.9 pp
1991 63.5 +0.7 pp
1990 62.9 −0.1 pp
1989 63 −0.2 pp
1988 63.2 −0.2 pp
1987 63.4 +1.5 pp
1986 62 +1.9 pp
1985 60 −0 pp
1984 60.1 −1.2 pp
1983 61.3 +0.8 pp
1982 60.5 +1 pp
1981 59.6 −0.6 pp
1980 60.1 −0.3 pp
1979 60.4 +0.2 pp
1978 60.2 +1.3 pp
1977 59 +1.3 pp
1976 57.7 −0.3 pp
1975 58 +2.3 pp
1974 55.7 −0.5 pp
1973 56.2 +0.7 pp
1972 55.5 +0.6 pp
1971 54.9 +0.3 pp
1970 54.6 +1 pp
1969 53.6 —

Western Europe, 2025

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

LU Luxembourg 81.4 CH Switzerland 71.7 BE Belgium 71.2 FR France 70.9 NL Netherlands 70.4 DE Germany 64.5 AT Austria 64.1
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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