Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — Central America

Services share of GDP in Central America in 2025 — 59.8%. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 4.2 pp.

2025 59.8% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 61.3%2013
Period minimum 52.2%1970

Trend over time

1965–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Central America, 1965–20255052.55557.56062.5196519711977198319891995200120072013201920251965: 55.6%1967: 55.7%1969: 56%1971: 53.1%1973: 53.4%1975: 52.5%1977: 52.3%1979: 52.8%1981: 60.2%1983: 58.5%1985: 57.6%1987: 56%1989: 58.5%1991: 60%1993: 58%1995: 58.3%1997: 56.7%1999: 57.4%2001: 58.7%2003: 60.4%2005: 60%2007: 59.4%2009: 61.2%2011: 60.2%2013: 61.3%2015: 60.9%2017: 60.1%2019: 60%2021: 59.2%2023: 58.6%2025: 59.8%
Change over the period: +4.2 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central America 59.8%
World computed 59.9%
Services share of GDP — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.8 +0.2 pp
2024 59.6 +1 pp
2023 58.6 −0.4 pp
2022 59 −0.2 pp
2021 59.2 −1 pp
2020 60.2 +0.2 pp
2019 60 −0.1 pp
2018 60 −0 pp
2017 60.1 −0.6 pp
2016 60.6 −0.3 pp
2015 60.9 +0.5 pp
2014 60.5 −0.9 pp
2013 61.3 +1 pp
2012 60.3 +0.1 pp
2011 60.2 −0.6 pp
2010 60.7 −0.4 pp
2009 61.2 +1.3 pp
2008 59.8 +0.4 pp
2007 59.4 +0.2 pp
2006 59.2 −0.8 pp
2005 60 +0.5 pp
2004 59.6 −0.8 pp
2003 60.4 +1.3 pp
2002 59.1 +0.4 pp
2001 58.7 +0.7 pp
2000 58.1 +0.7 pp
1999 57.4 +0.2 pp
1998 57.2 +0.5 pp
1997 56.7 −0.5 pp
1996 57.2 −1.1 pp
1995 58.3 −0.1 pp
1994 58.4 +0.4 pp
1993 58 −3.2 pp
1992 61.3 +1.3 pp
1991 60 +0.5 pp
1990 59.5 +1 pp
1989 58.5 +1.5 pp
1988 56.9 +1 pp
1987 56 −1.9 pp
1986 57.9 +0.3 pp
1985 57.6 −0.7 pp
1984 58.3 −0.2 pp
1983 58.5 −1.9 pp
1982 60.5 +0.3 pp
1981 60.2 +1 pp
1980 59.2 +6.4 pp
1979 52.8 −0 pp
1978 52.8 +0.5 pp
1977 52.3 −1.1 pp
1976 53.3 +0.9 pp
1975 52.5 −0.4 pp
1974 52.8 −0.5 pp
1973 53.4 −0.5 pp
1972 53.9 +0.7 pp
1971 53.1 +1 pp
1970 52.2 −3.9 pp
1969 56 +0.1 pp
1968 55.9 +0.1 pp
1967 55.7 −0.7 pp
1966 56.4 +0.8 pp
1965 55.6

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.