IDA & IBRD total vs United Kingdom: Services, value added (% of GDP)
Services, value added (% of GDP) over time
- IDA & IBRD total
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 73.1% against 57.8% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 15.3%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA & IBRD total | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 67.7% | 18.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 68.9% | 18.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 70.6% | 16.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 72.5% | 16.1% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, IDA & IBRD total or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 73.1% against 57.8% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom?
- 15.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom rank globally for services, value added?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 47 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.
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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.