Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Services, value added

Japan
71.4%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
51.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
31st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
31st

Services, value added over time

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 71.4% against 51.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 19.5%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 64.3% 48.4% 15.9% Japan
2000s 68.7% 46.6% 22.2% Japan
2010s 70.0% 50.4% 19.5% Japan
2020s 70.6% 51.9% 18.7% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Japan, at 71.4% against 51.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in services, value added between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
19.5%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for services, value added?
Japan ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st of 206 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

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
254 places, 10,791 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.