Germany vs Netherlands: Share of services as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita

Germany

72.2%

in 2010

Netherlands

72.0%

in 2011

Germany rank

7th

Netherlands rank

8th

Share of services as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time

Germany
Netherlands

How they compare

Germany currently reports 72.2% against 72.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.

Germany ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 43 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of services as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Unit: % GDP
Source: Herrendorf et al. and Groningen Growth and Development Centre (2015) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 43 places, 2,935 data points, 1800–2016
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The vertical axis shows historical estimates of the value of services divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. The horizontal axis shows GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.