Samoa vs Singapore: Services, value added (% of GDP)
Services, value added (% of GDP) over time
- Samoa
- Singapore
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 72.1% against 71.6% in Singapore, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Singapore ahead.
Samoa ranks 27th and Singapore ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.8% | 63.1% | 5.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 64.7% | 5.1% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 69.9% | 1.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 71.9% | 1.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added, Samoa or Singapore?
- Samoa, at 72.1% against 71.6% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added between Samoa and Singapore?
- 0.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Singapore?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Singapore rank globally for services, value added?
- Samoa ranks 27th and Singapore ranks 30th 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.