Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — South Korea

Services share of GDP in South Korea in 2025 — 57.2%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 158. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17.9 pp.

2025 57.2% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 76of 158
Period maximum 58.9%2023
Period minimum 30.2%1964

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — South Korea, 1960–20253040506019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.3%1962: 38.6%1964: 30.2%1966: 36.5%1968: 39.7%1970: 40.4%1972: 42%1974: 41.8%1976: 40%1978: 39.9%1980: 43.7%1982: 44.5%1984: 43.9%1986: 45.6%1988: 45.6%1990: 47.2%1992: 49.1%1994: 49.7%1996: 50.7%1998: 52.9%2000: 52.5%2002: 54.2%2004: 53.7%2006: 55.2%2008: 56.6%2010: 54.9%2012: 55%2014: 55.2%2016: 55%2018: 55.4%2020: 56.9%2022: 58.1%2024: 57.5%2025: 57.2%
Change over the period: +17.9 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

South Korea 57.2%
World computed 59.9%
Services share of GDP — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 57.2 −0.3 pp
2024 57.5 −1.4 pp
2023 58.9 +0.8 pp
2022 58.1 +1.2 pp
2021 56.9 −0 pp
2020 56.9 −0 pp
2019 56.9 +1.6 pp
2018 55.4 +0.8 pp
2017 54.6 −0.4 pp
2016 55 −0.1 pp
2015 55.1 −0.1 pp
2014 55.2 +0.3 pp
2013 54.9 −0 pp
2012 55 +0.3 pp
2011 54.7 −0.2 pp
2010 54.9 −1.4 pp
2009 56.3 −0.3 pp
2008 56.6 +1.1 pp
2007 55.5 +0.4 pp
2006 55.2 +0.7 pp
2005 54.4 +0.7 pp
2004 53.7 −0.8 pp
2003 54.5 +0.2 pp
2002 54.2 +0.5 pp
2001 53.7 +1.3 pp
2000 52.5 −0.1 pp
1999 52.5 −0.3 pp
1998 52.9 +1.6 pp
1997 51.3 +0.5 pp
1996 50.7 +1 pp
1995 49.7 +0 pp
1994 49.7 −0.1 pp
1993 49.7 +0.6 pp
1992 49.1 +1.3 pp
1991 47.8 +0.6 pp
1990 47.2 +0.2 pp
1989 47 +1.5 pp
1988 45.6 −0.3 pp
1987 45.9 +0.3 pp
1986 45.6 +0.6 pp
1985 45 +1.1 pp
1984 43.9 −0 pp
1983 43.9 −0.6 pp
1982 44.5 +0.6 pp
1981 43.9 +0.2 pp
1980 43.7 +3.6 pp
1979 40.1 +0.2 pp
1978 39.9 −0.3 pp
1977 40.2 +0.2 pp
1976 40 −0.4 pp
1975 40.5 −1.3 pp
1974 41.8 +0.6 pp
1973 41.2 −0.8 pp
1972 42 +0.3 pp
1971 41.7 +1.3 pp
1970 40.4 +0.7 pp
1969 39.8 +0.1 pp
1968 39.7 +0 pp
1967 39.6 +3.1 pp
1966 36.5 +2.3 pp
1965 34.2 +4 pp
1964 30.2 −3.4 pp
1963 33.6 −5.1 pp
1962 38.6 +0.9 pp
1961 37.8 −1.5 pp
1960 39.3

Eastern Asia, 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.