Share of services - Country rankings
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Value added in the services sector as percent of GDP, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 152 countries was 54.55 percent. The highest value was in the Bahamas: 80.84 percent and the lowest value was in Sudan: 7.64 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries | Share of services, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
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Bahamas | 80.84 | 1 | 1984 - 2023 |
Luxembourg | 80.6 | 2 | 1995 - 2023 |
Malta | 79.68 | 3 | 1970 - 2023 |
Andorra | 78.58 | 4 | 2000 - 2023 |
Djibouti | 76.94 | 5 | 2013 - 2023 |
Saint Lucia | 74.11 | 6 | 2006 - 2023 |
Cyprus | 73.99 | 7 | 1995 - 2023 |
UK | 72.84 | 8 | 1990 - 2023 |
Singapore | 72.45 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
Barbados | 72.35 | 10 | 1975 - 2023 |
Switzerland | 71.89 | 11 | 1990 - 2023 |
Belgium | 70.71 | 12 | 1995 - 2023 |
Cape Verde | 70.57 | 13 | 1980 - 2023 |
Netherlands | 69.32 | 14 | 1969 - 2023 |
France | 69.24 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
Spain | 68.53 | 16 | 1995 - 2023 |
Costa Rica | 67.99 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
Seychelles | 67.96 | 18 | 1976 - 2023 |
Panama | 67.88 | 19 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ant.& Barb. | 67.85 | 20 | 1977 - 2023 |
Greece | 67.62 | 21 | 1995 - 2023 |
Samoa | 67.59 | 22 | 1999 - 2023 |
Portugal | 67 | 23 | 1995 - 2023 |
Micronesia | 66.82 | 24 | 1995 - 2023 |
Uruguay | 66.3 | 25 | 1983 - 2023 |
Denmark | 66.07 | 26 | 1966 - 2023 |
Sweden | 65.28 | 27 | 1980 - 2023 |
Italy | 64.92 | 28 | 1990 - 2023 |
Iceland | 64.64 | 29 | 1995 - 2023 |
Mauritius | 64.63 | 30 | 1976 - 2023 |
Grenada | 64.3 | 31 | 1977 - 2023 |
Australia | 64.22 | 32 | 1990 - 2023 |
St. Vincent & ... | 64.21 | 33 | 1977 - 2023 |
Estonia | 63.79 | 34 | 1995 - 2023 |
Lithuania | 63.12 | 35 | 1995 - 2023 |
Latvia | 63.06 | 36 | 1995 - 2023 |
South Africa | 62.98 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
Belize | 62.97 | 38 | 1978 - 2023 |
Germany | 62.57 | 39 | 1991 - 2023 |
Montenegro | 62.44 | 40 | 2000 - 2023 |
Philippines | 62.42 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
Guatemala | 62.39 | 42 | 1965 - 2023 |
Austria | 62.29 | 43 | 1976 - 2023 |
Tunisia | 62.11 | 44 | 1965 - 2023 |
Georgia | 61.69 | 45 | 1980 - 2023 |
Ukraine | 61.35 | 46 | 1987 - 2023 |
Croatia | 61.19 | 47 | 1995 - 2023 |
Moldova | 61.09 | 48 | 1995 - 2023 |
Finland | 60.68 | 49 | 1975 - 2023 |
Jordan | 60.61 | 50 | 1965 - 2023 |
Jamaica | 60.14 | 51 | 1993 - 2023 |
Sri Lanka | 59.93 | 52 | 1960 - 2023 |
El Salvador | 59.77 | 53 | 1965 - 2023 |
Romania | 59.77 | 54 | 1990 - 2023 |
Czechia | 59.75 | 55 | 1993 - 2023 |
Ecuador | 59.72 | 56 | 1960 - 2023 |
Botswana | 59.42 | 57 | 1960 - 2023 |
Bulgaria | 59.33 | 58 | 1980 - 2023 |
Armenia | 59 | 59 | 2012 - 2023 |
Brazil | 58.88 | 60 | 1960 - 2023 |
Poland | 58.75 | 61 | 1995 - 2023 |
Thailand | 58.54 | 62 | 1993 - 2023 |
Dominica | 58.45 | 63 | 1977 - 2023 |
South Korea | 58.42 | 64 | 1960 - 2023 |
Mexico | 58.32 | 65 | 1965 - 2023 |
North Macedonia | 58.24 | 66 | 1990 - 2023 |
Slovenia | 57.82 | 67 | 1995 - 2023 |
Hungary | 57.56 | 68 | 1995 - 2023 |
Honduras | 57.37 | 69 | 1960 - 2023 |
Chile | 56.91 | 70 | 1960 - 2023 |
Russia | 56.88 | 71 | 1989 - 2023 |
Colombia | 56.86 | 72 | 1965 - 2023 |
Ireland | 56.62 | 73 | 1995 - 2023 |
Slovakia | 56.54 | 74 | 1995 - 2023 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 56.36 | 75 | 1994 - 2023 |
Domin. Rep. | 56 | 76 | 1960 - 2023 |
Kazakhstan | 55.97 | 77 | 1992 - 2023 |
Kenya | 55.47 | 78 | 2006 - 2023 |
Nepal | 55.36 | 79 | 1960 - 2023 |
Madagascar | 54.94 | 80 | 1966 - 2023 |
Zambia | 54.94 | 81 | 1983 - 2023 |
China | 54.6 | 82 | 1960 - 2023 |
Ivory Coast | 54.25 | 83 | 1960 - 2023 |
Turkey | 54.05 | 84 | 1960 - 2023 |
Morocco | 53.88 | 85 | 1980 - 2023 |
Swaziland | 53.51 | 86 | 1965 - 2023 |
Malaysia | 53.45 | 87 | 1987 - 2023 |
Namibia | 53.4 | 88 | 1980 - 2023 |
Fiji | 52.87 | 89 | 1963 - 2023 |
Argentina | 52.78 | 90 | 1965 - 2023 |
Malawi | 52.16 | 91 | 1980 - 2023 |
Togo | 51.73 | 92 | 1963 - 2023 |
Egypt | 51.65 | 93 | 1960 - 2023 |
Cameroon | 51.6 | 94 | 1965 - 2023 |
Gambia | 51.48 | 95 | 1966 - 2023 |
Lesotho | 51.39 | 96 | 1960 - 2023 |
Bolivia | 51.31 | 97 | 1970 - 2023 |
Serbia | 51.24 | 98 | 1995 - 2023 |
Bangladesh | 51.11 | 99 | 1960 - 2023 |
Bahrain | 51.08 | 100 | 1980 - 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan | 50.79 | 101 | 1990 - 2023 |
Senegal | 50.79 | 102 | 1980 - 2023 |
Pakistan | 50.65 | 103 | 1960 - 2023 |
Puerto Rico | 50.55 | 104 | 1960 - 2023 |
Norway | 49.99 | 105 | 1970 - 2023 |
India | 49.8 | 106 | 1960 - 2023 |
Comoros | 49.58 | 107 | 1980 - 2023 |
Paraguay | 48.98 | 108 | 1962 - 2023 |
Burundi | 48.77 | 109 | 1970 - 2023 |
Albania | 48 | 110 | 1996 - 2023 |
Belarus | 47.82 | 111 | 1990 - 2023 |
Haiti | 47.8 | 112 | 1988 - 2023 |
Lebanon | 47.74 | 113 | 1994 - 2023 |
Benin | 47.72 | 114 | 1960 - 2023 |
Libya | 46.58 | 115 | 2006 - 2023 |
Nicaragua | 46.31 | 116 | 1994 - 2023 |
G.-Bissau | 45.14 | 117 | 1970 - 2023 |
Algeria | 45.06 | 118 | 1999 - 2023 |
Eq. Guinea | 44.91 | 119 | 2006 - 2023 |
Saudi Arabia | 44.87 | 120 | 1970 - 2023 |
Rwanda | 44.34 | 121 | 1965 - 2023 |
Laos | 44 | 122 | 1989 - 2023 |
Burkina Faso | 43.64 | 123 | 1960 - 2023 |
Indonesia | 42.88 | 124 | 1983 - 2023 |
Nigeria | 42.77 | 125 | 1981 - 2023 |
Iran | 42.75 | 126 | 1960 - 2023 |
Vietnam | 42.54 | 127 | 1986 - 2023 |
Ghana | 42.46 | 128 | 1984 - 2023 |
Mauritania | 42.46 | 129 | 1961 - 2023 |
Uganda | 42.38 | 130 | 1960 - 2023 |
Iraq | 42.26 | 131 | 1968 - 2023 |
Burma | 41.49 | 132 | 2008 - 2023 |
Uzbekistan | 41.05 | 133 | 1987 - 2023 |
C.A. Republic | 40.51 | 134 | 2009 - 2023 |
R. of Congo | 40.43 | 135 | 1960 - 2023 |
Mongolia | 40.08 | 136 | 1990 - 2023 |
Angola | 39.72 | 137 | 1995 - 2023 |
Azerbaijan | 39.08 | 138 | 1990 - 2023 |
Brunei | 38.75 | 139 | 1974 - 2023 |
Liberia | 38.5 | 140 | 2000 - 2023 |
Ethiopia | 36.98 | 141 | 1981 - 2023 |
Gabon | 36.41 | 142 | 1960 - 2023 |
Mali | 36.12 | 143 | 1967 - 2023 |
DR Congo | 33.53 | 144 | 1994 - 2023 |
Cambodia | 33.44 | 145 | 1993 - 2023 |
Guinea | 31.89 | 146 | 1986 - 2023 |
Tanzania | 28.92 | 147 | 1990 - 2023 |
Chad | 28.7 | 148 | 1960 - 2023 |
Niger | 26.93 | 149 | 1960 - 2023 |
Sierra Leone | 24.67 | 150 | 1964 - 2023 |
Zimbabwe | 18.45 | 151 | 1964 - 2023 |
Sudan | 7.64 | 152 | 1982 - 2023 |
Definition: Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99 and they include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3 or 4.
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