Maldives vs South Asia: Services, value added
Services, value added over time
- Maldives
- South Asia
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 69.9% against 49.8% in South Asia, a difference of 20.1%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 37th and South Asia ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.3% | 45.7% | 27.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 48.0% | 25.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 48.7% | 23.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Maldives or South Asia?
- Maldives, at 69.9% against 49.8% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Maldives and South Asia?
- 20.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for services, value added?
- Maldives ranks 37th and South Asia ranks 37th 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
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.