Services share of GDP — all countries

Services share of GDP — World

Services share of GDP in the world in 2025 — 59.9%. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 5.5 pp.

2025 59.9% −3.4 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 65.7%2002
Period minimum 59.9%2025

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of GDP

Services share of GDP — World, 1995–20255860626466199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 65.4%1996: 64.4%1997: 62.9%1998: 63.8%1999: 64.3%2000: 64.2%2001: 65.2%2002: 65.7%2003: 65.5%2004: 64.8%2005: 64.3%2006: 63.6%2007: 63.2%2008: 62.8%2009: 64.7%2010: 63.3%2011: 62.6%2012: 62.7%2013: 62.9%2014: 63.2%2015: 64.4%2016: 65%2017: 64.5%2018: 64.3%2019: 64.9%2020: 65.4%2021: 64.1%2022: 62.3%2023: 63%2024: 63.3%2025: 59.9%
Change over the period: −5.5 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

World 59.9%
World computed 59.9%
Services share of GDP — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.9 −3.4 pp
2024 63.3 +0.3 pp
2023 63 +0.8 pp
2022 62.3 −1.8 pp
2021 64.1 −1.3 pp
2020 65.4 +0.5 pp
2019 64.9 +0.6 pp
2018 64.3 −0.2 pp
2017 64.5 −0.5 pp
2016 65 +0.6 pp
2015 64.4 +1.2 pp
2014 63.2 +0.3 pp
2013 62.9 +0.2 pp
2012 62.7 +0.1 pp
2011 62.6 −0.8 pp
2010 63.3 −1.4 pp
2009 64.7 +1.9 pp
2008 62.8 −0.4 pp
2007 63.2 −0.4 pp
2006 63.6 −0.7 pp
2005 64.3 −0.5 pp
2004 64.8 −0.7 pp
2003 65.5 −0.2 pp
2002 65.7 +0.5 pp
2001 65.2 +1 pp
2000 64.2 −0.1 pp
1999 64.3 +0.5 pp
1998 63.8 +1 pp
1997 62.9 −1.5 pp
1996 64.4 −1 pp
1995 65.4

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.