Arab World vs Netherlands: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Arab World
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 70.4% against 50.0% in Arab World, a difference of 20.4%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Arab World's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.8% | 59.1% | 26.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 61.3% | 18.3% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 64.7% | 20.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 66.8% | 25.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 69.9% | 22.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 69.9% | 20.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Arab World or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 70.4% against 50.0% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Arab World and Netherlands?
- 20.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Netherlands?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Netherlands rank globally for services, value added?
- Arab World ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.