Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — Southern Asia

Services share of GDP in Southern Asia in 2025 — 49.7%. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 10.2 pp.

2025 49.7% +0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 50.8%2019
Period minimum 33.5%1974

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — Southern Asia, 1960–202530354045505519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.6%1962: 40.2%1964: 37.5%1966: 37.7%1968: 36.6%1970: 36.4%1972: 36.9%1974: 33.5%1976: 36.7%1978: 39.4%1980: 41.1%1982: 39.9%1984: 42.1%1986: 45.9%1988: 43.2%1990: 42%1992: 42.5%1994: 40.6%1996: 41.7%1998: 44.4%2000: 45.9%2002: 47.1%2004: 46.7%2006: 46.8%2008: 48.1%2010: 47.4%2012: 48.2%2014: 49%2016: 49.6%2018: 49.4%2020: 49.1%2022: 48%2024: 48.9%2025: 49.7%
Change over the period: +10.2 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Asia 49.7%
World computed 59.9%
Services share of GDP — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.7 +0.8 pp
2024 48.9 +0.4 pp
2023 48.4 +0.4 pp
2022 48 −0.7 pp
2021 48.7 −0.4 pp
2020 49.1 −1.6 pp
2019 50.8 +1.3 pp
2018 49.4 +0.2 pp
2017 49.2 −0.3 pp
2016 49.6 −0.3 pp
2015 49.8 +0.9 pp
2014 49 +1 pp
2013 48 −0.2 pp
2012 48.2 +1 pp
2011 47.2 −0.2 pp
2010 47.4 −1 pp
2009 48.3 +0.2 pp
2008 48.1 +1.7 pp
2007 46.5 −0.3 pp
2006 46.8 −0 pp
2005 46.8 +0.1 pp
2004 46.7 −0.6 pp
2003 47.3 +0.2 pp
2002 47.1 +0.1 pp
2001 47 +1 pp
2000 45.9 +1 pp
1999 44.9 +0.5 pp
1998 44.4 +1.4 pp
1997 43 +1.3 pp
1996 41.7 +0.4 pp
1995 41.3 +0.7 pp
1994 40.6 −0.9 pp
1993 41.5 −1 pp
1992 42.5 −0.5 pp
1991 43 +1 pp
1990 42 −1 pp
1989 43 −0.2 pp
1988 43.2 −0.4 pp
1987 43.6 −2.3 pp
1986 45.9 +2 pp
1985 43.9 +1.8 pp
1984 42.1 +1.3 pp
1983 40.8 +0.9 pp
1982 39.9 −0.8 pp
1981 40.6 −0.5 pp
1980 41.1 +1.1 pp
1979 40 +0.6 pp
1978 39.4 +2 pp
1977 37.4 +0.8 pp
1976 36.7 +1.1 pp
1975 35.5 +2.1 pp
1974 33.5 −0.4 pp
1973 33.8 −3.1 pp
1972 36.9 −0.3 pp
1971 37.2 +0.8 pp
1970 36.4 +0.6 pp
1969 35.9 −0.7 pp
1968 36.6 +0.3 pp
1967 36.3 −1.3 pp
1966 37.7 −0.4 pp
1965 38.1 +0.6 pp
1964 37.5 −1.2 pp
1963 38.7 −1.6 pp
1962 40.2 +1.2 pp
1961 39.1 −0.5 pp
1960 39.6

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.