Ecuador vs South Korea: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Ecuador
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 57.2% against 57.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 108th and South Korea ranks 105th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.2% | 36.9% | 4.3% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 46.4% | 40.8% | 5.6% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 44.9% | 4.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 50.1% | 2.7% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 54.6% | 1.7% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 55.2% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 57.6% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Ecuador or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 57.2% against 57.0% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Ecuador and South Korea?
- 0.2%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and South Korea rank globally for services, value added?
- Ecuador ranks 108th and South Korea ranks 105th of 204 countries.
- 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.
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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 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.