India vs Low & middle income: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- India
- Low & middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 9.0% against 5.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Low & middle income ahead.
India ranks 9th and Low & middle income ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Low & middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 6.7% | 4.1% | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 4.4% | 2.4% | India |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 4.7% | 2.9% | India |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 0.5% | India |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.0% | 1.8% | India |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 1.5% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, India or Low & middle income?
- India, at 9.0% against 5.0% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between India and Low & middle income?
- 4.0%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for services, value added?
- India ranks 9th and Low & middle income ranks 10th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.