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Services share of GDP — South Sudan

Services share of GDP in South Sudan in 2015 — 56.6%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 202. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 19.9 pp.

2015 56.6% +10.8 pp vs 2014
World rank 102of 202
Period maximum 68.1%2013
Period minimum 33.6%2010

Trend over time

2008–2015 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — South Sudan, 2008–20153040506070200820092010201120122013201420152008: 36.6%2009: 35.5%2010: 33.6%2011: 34.1%2012: 42.7%2013: 68.1%2014: 45.7%2015: 56.6%
Change over the period: +19.9 pp Annual average: 2.85 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

South Sudan 56.6%
World 64.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 54%
Eastern Africa computed 49.4%
Low-income countries computed 45.5%
Services share of GDP — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 56.6 +10.8 pp
2014 45.7 −22.4 pp
2013 68.1 +25.5 pp
2012 42.7 +8.6 pp
2011 34.1 +0.5 pp
2010 33.6 −1.9 pp
2009 35.5 −1.1 pp
2008 36.6 —

Eastern Africa, 2015

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

DJ Djibouti 80.3 SC Seychelles 67.2 MU Mauritius 66 ZW Zimbabwe 58.7 SS South Sudan 56.6 ZM Zambia 56.2 KE Kenya 56.1 KM Comoros 55.4 MW Malawi 53.2 MG Madagascar 50.8 RW Rwanda 50.3 MZ Mozambique 46.6 UG Uganda 44.3 BI Burundi 43.4 TZ Tanzania 40.4 ET Ethiopia 39.5
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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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